Get Lines
The Get Lines object gets multiple
lines from a text file according to criteria that you
specify.
Note: This object replaces
functionality in the
Manage Text File Legacy
object. For more information, see the
Legacy topic.
How it is used
Use the Get Lines object to get
specific lines from a text file, no matter which line they are
found on.
Configuration
To configure the Get Lines object
you need to know the name of the file that you want to get lines
from, the file encoding it uses, and the criteria that you use to
filter the lines.
Details Tab
File
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Type the path and name of the
file that you want to get the text from, or click the ellipsis
button (...) and browse for
it.
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File encoding
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Click the ellipsis button
(...) and select the format
that the file is encoded in from the File encoding drop-down list. Verify
that you select the correct encoding format: if the file uses a
different encoding format, the object fails.
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Lines
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Click Add and create filters for the lines
that you want to get from the file:
•
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Name – Search for lines by their
name.
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•
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Range – Search for lines by their
range.
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Available Published Data
Name
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Description
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File path
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The filename and path of the
file that the lines were taken from.
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File encoding
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The file encoding format that
you selected in the File
encoding field.
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#Name# line text
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For each item that you add in
the Lines list of the
dialog, a new Published Data item is created. This item displays
the line text of each item in the Lines list. #Name# represents the name
that you assigned in the Name field.
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#Name# line numbers
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For each item that you add in
the Lines list of the
dialog, a new Published Data item is created. This item displays
the line numbers where text was found from each item in the
Lines list. #Name#
represents the name that you assigned in the Name field.
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Total Number of Lines in the
Ranges Specified
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The total number of lines that
were found in the ranges that were specified.
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