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======IMPORT PLAIN TEXT======
Category: Import / File\\

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=====Description=====

Import a text file without parsing, as is, into a single column.\\

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=====Use cases=====

Most frequently, the action is used to process text files in a format not natively supported by EasyMorph.\\

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=====Action settings=====
^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
|Load file<sup>*</sup>| Fully-qualified file name of the text file (includes relative or absolute path).  |
|Encoding|ASCII, ANSI (with code page), and other types of encoding. If you're not sure what to choose, try UTF-8 as it's\\ the most common Unicode encoding.|
|Column name|The name to assign the input column.|
|Mode|Define whether to import each line as a new row or import all file contents into a single cell. See //Mode settings// below.|
<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].\\
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====Mode settings====
^Setting^Description^
|Import every line as a new row|Each line in the incoming file is imported to a new row.|
|Import the entire file as one cell|The entire contents of the incoming file are imported to a single cell.  See //Notes// below.|

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=====Remarks=====
A text cell value in EasyMorph can be up to 2GBs.  The last linebreak is ignored.\\

This action can import multiple files.  See [[import:fileimportmodes|Importing Multiple Files]] for more information.\\

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=====Community examples=====
  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//2585/4|EDI Import issues]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/kQpCUtaVlZ527ZcTvuJ4DdBZV8i.morph|Project]]; Module: //Main//; Group: //Group 1//; Table: //Prod199_2877_ni_llp_23032021030001 - Copy.txt//;\\ Action position: //1//)

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=====Shortcuts=====
Fast ways to create the action:
  * Press the "Add data" menu button. Pick "Import file" or "Import multiple files".


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===== See also =====

  * [[transformations:importtext|Import from delimited text file]]
  * [[transformations:importfixedwidthtext|Import fixed width text file]]
  * [[transformations:exportplaintext|Export plain text]]