About Files Containing No New Line Characters

By default, it is assumed that fixed width files will be formatted as already described, with a new line separating one row from the next. However, some files do not use new line characters to separate rows. Data will then appear like this in a text editor:

In this case, the width of the whole record must also be specified as part of the data store configuration, so that EDQ can correctly subdivide the data into rows. To do this,

• Check the Fixed width records checkbox underneath the columns table, and

• Specify the total record size, in characters, in the Record size box: