Multiple Records in a File

In the File Binding Component, various message properties facilitate the processing of multiple records in a file.

You can specify multiple records in a file by specifying a delimiter character (for variable length records) or by specifying a record size (for fixed length records). In either case, you must first set the multipleRecordsPerFile message property to enable processing of multiple records in a file. You can also use end-of-line characters when processing multiple records in a file.

If the multipleRecordsPerFile is set, then use the recordDelimiter property to specify the marker between records in a file.

If you want to specify fixed-length records, then do not specify the recordDelimiter property. Instead, specify the length of the records with the maxBytesPerRecord property. If this property is used to indicate the length of each record in a file, then multipleRecordsPerFile must be set.