Add a special String such as an Exclusion or Header String.
This instruction is used by the TapeTrack Import Engine.
AddString(type, offset, filter);
Variable | Type | Description | Min Length | Max Length | Min Value | Max Value |
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type | String | The special string type from the below Type Values table | 1 | 10 | ||
offset | Integer | The zero based offset within the record at which the filter should be applied. | 1 | 10 | -214748364 | 2147483647 |
filter | String | A filter value for comparison with the processed string. | 1 | 256 |
Type Values | |
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Value | Description |
HEADER | A string that represents the first record of a heading section. |
EXCLUSION | A string that represents the a record that should be excluded from all further processing (skipped). |
START | A string that represents when processing should start. If there is no start string specified processing will start at the first record. |
END | A string that represents when processing should temporarily stop. Processing will recommence at the next START record. |
TERMINATE | A string that represents when processing should permanently stop. No processing will be done past this point, even if a START record is encountered. |
Define a header (ANSI page break) with 7 records, skip records not starting with an Integer and terminate processing at the first blank record.
AddString(HEADER, 0, "1*"); SetHeaderCount(7); AddString(EXCLUSION, 0, "!([0-9]*"); AddString(TERMINATE, 0, " *");