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- | ===== Export | + | {{ transformations: |
+ | ======EXPORT AS PLAIN TEXT====== | ||
+ | Category: | ||
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+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Description===== | ||
+ | Export the contents of a column into a text file, as is. Each column value is exported as text into one line of the file.\\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Use cases===== | ||
+ | Most frequently, this action is used to create text files in a format not natively supported by EasyMorph.\\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Action settings===== | ||
+ | ^ Setting | ||
+ | | Column | ||
+ | |File< | ||
+ | |Encoding|Select the encoding format to use for the exported file. If you're not sure what to choose, try UTF-8\\ as it's the most common Unicode encoding.| | ||
+ | |Don't write BOM|When checked, the [[https:// | ||
+ | |Decimal|Select the character used within numeric values to define decimal places. | ||
+ | | Export the column header too | When checked, the column name will be exported as the 1st line of the target file.| | ||
+ | | Preserve formatting | If checked, and the exported column has a format specified (e.g. for dates), use the format\\ when exporting numbers.| | ||
+ | |File already exists|If a file with the same name already exists, choose whether to overwrite the existing file, rename the\\ existing file, or halt the action' | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ====File already exists options==== | ||
+ | ^Option ^Description ^ | ||
+ | |Overwrite|The new file replaces the original file.| | ||
+ | |Rename|The original file will be renamed with " | ||
+ | |Halt project execution|The project will stop processing and this action will display a warning symbol.| | ||
- | Export | + | \\ |
+ | =====Community examples===== | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====See also===== | ||
+ | * [[transformations: | ||
+ | * [[transformations: | ||
- | Action settings: | ||
- | ^ Settings | ||
- | | Column | ||
- | | File | The path to the target file. Can be specified using a parameter. | ||
- | | Encoding | ||
- | | Don't write BOM | Do not write the [[https:// | ||
- | | Decimal | ||
- | | Export the column header too | When checked, the column name will be exported as the 1st line of the target file. | | ||
- | | Preserve formatting | If checked and the exported column has a format specified (e.g. for dates), use the format when exporting numbers. | ||
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- | === See also === | ||
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- | * [[transformations: | ||
- | * [[transformations: |
transformations/exportplaintext.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/08 13:59 by craigt