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Hi,

I have a file with variable length of records.Maximum length is 2000 bytes.
I want to convert the file to fixed width. ie., I want to convert all the records to equal length of 2000 bytes by adding spaces.
I have shell script for the above conversion, however, the converted file occupies more momery in DS server. So I'm looking for better option that, whether can we do it n DS itself?
Could you please help me on this?

Regards,

Read it in with varchar fields then write back out (to a new name) with CHAR fields. Make sure your PAD character is set to a space: 0x20.

I'm curious why you are doing this. Also curious what this might mean:

ajithaselvan wrote:I have shell script for the above conversion, however, the converted file occupies more momery in DS server.

If you mean the file is larger, well... of course it is.

You are "adding spaces". Each of those spaces takes up, well, space.