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#!CDarkGreen #!N  #!Rdfldinf Data Fields Information #!N #!EC Note: A 
change made in any option in this part of the dialog 
box generates an instruction to save (confirm) the change by clicking 
on the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Modify #!EF button at the bottom of the 
panel. #!N #!I0 #!N #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Field List #!EF 
#!I50 #!N This list (at the top right of the Data 
Prompter) displays the names of the fields that are currently defined 
for a header file. #!N #!N If the list contains more 
than one field, their order must match that of the fields 
in the data file. To change the order of the fields, 
use the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Move field #!EF arrows, after first selecting (highlighting) 
the field name to be moved. #!N #!N Note that the 
settings of the various buttons and associated text fields below the 
field list are updated whenever a field is selected. #!N #!N 
See also  #!Lfldkwd,dxall145 h field  #!EL  . #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Field name #!EF 
#!I50 #!N The text field immediately below  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Field List #!EF 
displays the name of the current (selected) field. Field names must 
be unique. Default field names take the form "field  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   n 
#!EF ," where  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   n #!EF is an integer. #!N #!N 
You can change a name and then click on the  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
Modify #!EF button (near the bottom of the Data Prompter) to 
confirm the change. (Similarly you can add, insert, or delete a 
field. See  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Field List Buttons #!EF at the end of 
this section.) #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Type #!EF #!I50 #!N For 
each field in the list, select the appropriate data  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Type 
#!EF with the associated option button. The type must match that 
of the data in the field. The supported types are: #!CForestGreen 
#!N #!N  #!F-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N double byte int short #!N float signed 
byte signed int signed short #!N string unsigned byte unsigned int 
unsigned short #!EF #!N #!N #!EC #!N #!N Note that: #!N 
#!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 
#!N - byte is equivalent to unsigned byte #!N #!I30 #!N 
- int is equivalent to signed int #!N #!I30 #!N - 
short is equivalent to signed short. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N 
#!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N Specifying string enables "string 
size," which should contain the length of the longest string. #!N 
#!N See also  #!Ltypkwd,dxall154 h type  #!EL  . #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Structure #!EF 
#!I50 #!N For each field in the list, select the appropriate 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Structure #!EF with the associated option button. Accepted values are 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   scalar #!EF and  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   2-vector, ..., 9-vector #!EF . However, 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   5-vector, ..., 9-vector #!EF cannot be specified for column-majority arrays. 
#!N #!N See also  #!Lstrckwd,dxall153 h structure  #!EL  . #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Dependency 
#!EF #!I50 #!N For each field in the list, select the 
appropriate  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Dependency #!EF with the associated option button. The default 
setting of this option is "positions" (one data item per position). 
If the data in the field are cell-centered (connection dependent) select 
"connections." #!N #!N See also  #!Ldepkwd,dxall144 h dependency  #!EL  . #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
Layout #!EF  #!Rdprlayt #!I50 #!N This option is automatically activated when 
the data in the current field are field-interleaved (columnar) ASCII (Text). 
It specifies the locations of data items in a line of 
text. #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   skip 
#!EF specifies the number of characters the Importer must skip before 
it begins reading data in this field. #!N #!I30 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
width #!EF specifies the "width" (including blanks) of the field from 
which the data is to be read. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF 
#!N #!N #!N See also  #!Llaytkwd,dxall149 h layout  #!EL  . #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
Block #!EF  #!Rdprblok #!I50 #!N This option is automatically enabled when 
the data in the current field are record-interleaved (block) ASCII (Text). 
It specifies the locations of data items in a line or 
field of text. #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18*   #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   skip #!EF specifies the number of characters the Importer must 
skip before it begins reading data in this field. #!N #!I30 
#!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   # elem #!EF specifies the number of data elements 
to be read after a  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   skip #!EF . #!N #!I30 
#!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   width #!EF specifies the "width" (including blanks) of the 
data component. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N See also 
 #!Lblokwd,dxall143 h block  #!EL  . #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Field List Buttons #!EF #!I50 
#!N Four buttons at the bottom of the Data Prompter operate 
on the fields list: #!N #!I0 #!N #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
Add #!EF #!I50 #!N Adds the field specified in  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Field 
name #!EF to the field list, placing it immediately  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   after 
#!EF the current (highlighted) field. The settings for the new field 
are those current at the time of the addition. #!N #!I0 
#!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Insert #!EF #!I50 #!N Inserts the field specified in 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Field name #!EF in the field list, placing it immediately 
 #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   before #!EF the current (highlighted) field. The settings for the 
new field are those current at the time of the insertion. 
#!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Modify #!EF #!I50 #!N Saves any change(s) 
to the settings of the current (selected) field. #!N #!I0 #!N 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Delete #!EF #!I50 #!N Removes the selected (highlighted) field from 
the field list. #!I0 #!N #!N Note:  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Modify #!EF and 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Delete #!EF are grayed out if there is no selected 
item in the field list. #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Record Separator 
#!EF #!I50 #!N This option is enabled only when  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Block 
#!EF field interleaving is selected. It allows you to specify a 
separator between blocks, or records, in the data file, when there 
are more than one. You can specify the same separator for 
between each record, or a different separator between each record. Depending 
on the setting of  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   Vector interleaving #!EF button, separators may 
be specified between each field, or between each component of each 
vector in each field. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   
Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N  #!Lbrowse,dxall169 h Data Prompter Browser  #!EL  #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   #!N