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EXPORT AS PLAIN TEXT

Category: Export / File

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.

Most frequently, this action is used to create text files in a format not natively supported by EasyMorph.

Setting	Description
Column	Select the column to export into the target text file.
File^*	Enter a fully-qualified file name for the output file (includes relative or absolute path).
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 byte order mark is not written at the beginning of the output file.
Decimal	Select the character used within numeric values to define decimal places. Options: Point or Comma.
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's execution. See the "File already exists options" table below for details.

^* Setting can be specified using a parameter.

Option	Description
Overwrite	The new file replaces the original file.
Rename	The original file will be renamed with "backup" and a serial number appended to the file name. The new file will possess the name specified in the File setting.
Halt project execution	The project will stop processing and this action will display a warning symbol.

Conditional execution (Project; Module: Main; Group: Group 2; Table: Table3; Action position: 3)