3: File Type Statement

The File Type statement defines the type of data file that will be used for import. There are only two possible statements—CSV or POSLEN. If delimiters, other than the comma, are used in the CSV data file, add the delimiter here and the system will recognize it.

FILETYPE,CSV,

or

FILETYPE,POSLEN

POSLEN is used with fixed-width data files, while CSV is used with comma separated variable data files. If this statement is omitted from the definition file, the system use the POSLEN file type by default. If an alternate delimiter (such as colon, semicolon, or pipe) is not specified here, the system assumes the data is separated by a comma in the CSV file.