Meta Record
This record contains the information used to determine how the Text File needs to be read and processed.
| Required | Minimum Allowed | Maximum Allowed |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1 | No Limit |
Notes
- Meta.Type will always be "META".
- Meta.Version is the version of this Schema File.
- If Meta.FileType = "FIXED-WIDTH" then Field.Start, Field.Width, Field.Alignment and Field.FillCharacter must have data.
- If Meta.FileType = "DELIMITED" then Meta.DelimiterCharacter, Meta.EnclosureCharacter, Meta.EncloseWhen and Meta.EndOfLine must have data.
- If Meta.FileType = "FIXED-WIDTH" and Meta.EndOfLine is empty, then Record.Width must have data.
Example
Type=META,ID=2,Name=Youth_Tobacco_Survey__YTS__Data,Annotation=,Version=2016-06-17,FileType=FIXED-WIDTH,DelimiterCharacter=,EnclosureCharacter=,EncloseWhen=,CharacterEncoding=,EndOfLine=NEWLINE,FieldIDMethod=POSITION,SchemaURL=,OwnerName=,OwnerEmail=,OwnerPhone=,,,,,
| Field Name | Field Index | Has Data |
|---|---|---|
| Type | 1 | Always |
| ID | 2 | Always |
| Name | 5 | Optional |
| Annotation | 6 | Optional |
| Version | 4 | Optional |
| FileType | 7 | Always |
| DelimiterCharacter | 8 | Conditional |
| EnclosureCharacter | 9 | Conditional |
| EncloseWhen | 10 | Conditional |
| CharacterEncoding | 11 | Always |
| EndOfLine | 12 | Conditional |
| FieldIDMethod | 13 | Always |
| SchemaURL | 14 | Optional |
| OwnerName | 15 | Optional |
| OwnerEmail | 16 | Optional |
| OwnerPhone | 17 | Optional |