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Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004
Supplemental Node Properties for Flat File Schemas

This section provides an alphabetically organized set of reference topics for the supplemental node properties that are available within schemas when you have enabled the Flat File Extension using the Schema Editor Extensions property.

Because some of these node properties can apply to more than one type of node, the following table and each node property reference topic contains a column or section, respectively, that indicates the node types to which the property applies.

The following table shows the nodes properties that are available in schemas designed for use with flat file instance messages.

Flat file property nameApplies to node type(s)Description
CaseSchemaSpecifies whether data in instance messages should be converted to all uppercase, converted to all lowercase, or left as is.

Property category: Flat File

Child DelimiterRecordSpecifies the string used to delimit fields and subordinate records in the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Record node.

Property category: Flat File

Child Delimiter TypeRecordSpecifies how an alternative child delimiter string will be expressed in the Child Delimiter property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

Child OrderRecordSpecifies the relationship between delimiters and the data they delimit.

Property category: Flat File

Code PageSchemaSpecifies the code page to use with an instance message.

Property category: Flat File

Count Positions In BytesSchemaSpecifies whether the positions will be counted in bytes.

Property category: Reference

Custom Date/Time FormatField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies the format for your custom date/time type when the selected Field Element node is set to one of the following XSD data types or a simple type derived from one of them:
xs:date, xs:dateTime, xs:time, xs:gYearMonth, xs:gYear, xs:gMonthDay, xs:gDay, or xs:gMonth

Property category: Flat File

Default Child DelimiterSchemaSpecifies the default string used to delimit fields and subordinate records in the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected node.

Property category: Flat File

Default Child Delimiter TypeSchemaSpecifies how an alternative default child delimiter string will be expressed in the Default Child Delimiter property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

Default Child OrderSchemaSpecifies the default relationship between delimiters and the data they delimit.

Property category: Flat File

Default Escape CharacterSchemaSpecifies a character to be used as the default escape character throughout an instance message. An escape character causes the following character to be interpreted as simple data, and not have the special meaning otherwise associated with it.

Property category: Flat File

Default Escape Character TypeSchemaSpecifies how an alternative default escape character will be expressed in the Default Escape Character property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

Default Repeating DelimiterSchemaSpecifies the default string used to delimit repeating fields in the record(s) in an instance message.

Property category: Flat File

Default Repeating Delimiter TypeSchemaSpecifies how a default alternative repeating delimiter string will be expressed in the Default Repeating Delimiter property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

Default Wrap CharacterSchemaSpecifies a character to be used as the default wrap character throughout an instance message. Wrap characters cause the characters that occur between them to be interpreted as simple data, and to not have the special meaning otherwise associated with them.

Property category: Flat File

Default Wrap Character TypeSchemaSpecifies how an alternative wrap character will be expressed in the Default Wrap Character property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

Escape CharacterRecordSpecifies a character to be used as the escape character for the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Record node.

An escape character causes the following character to be interpreted as simple data, and not have the special meaning otherwise associated with it.

Property category: Flat File

Escape Character TypeRecordSpecifies how an alternative escape character will be expressed in the Escape Character property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

JustificationField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies the left or right justification of the contents of the field(s) that correspond to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Property category: Flat File

Minimum Length with Pad CharacterField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies how a serializer pads the data in instance messages that corresponds to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Property category: Flat File

Pad CharacterField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies the pad character to be used for data in instance messages that corresponds to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Property category: Flat File

Pad Character TypeField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies how an alternative pad character will be expressed in the Pad Character property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

Positional LengthField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies the length, from the previous sibling or delimiter, of the field in instance messages that corresponds to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Property category: Reference

Positional OffsetField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies the starting offset, relative to the previous sibling or delimiter, of the field in instance messages that corresponds to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Property category: Reference

Preserve Delimiter For Empty DataRecordSpecifies whether the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Record node will have delimiters for empty fields and subordinate records.

Property category: Flat File

Repeating DelimiterRecordSpecifies the string used to delimit repeating fields and subordinate records in the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Record node.

Property category: Flat File

Repeating Delimiter TypeRecordSpecifies how an alternative repeating delimiter string will be expressed in the Repeating Delimiter property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

Restricted CharactersSchemaSpecifies ranges of characters that are restricted in instance messages.

Property category: Reference

StructureRecordSpecifies whether the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Record node is positional or delimited.

Property category: Flat File

Suppress Trailing DelimitersRecordSpecifies whether trailing delimiters will be suppressed when output instance messages are serialized.

Property category: Flat File

Tag IdentifierRecordSpecifies an identifying tag for the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Record node.

Property category: Flat File

Tag OffsetRecordSpecifies the starting offset of the tag, relative to the previous sibling or delimiter, for the record(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Record node.

Property category: Flat File

Wrap CharacterField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies a character to be used as the wrap character for the field(s) in an instance message that corresponds to the selected Field Element or Field Attribute node.

Wrap characters cause the characters that occur between them to be interpreted as simple data, and to not have the special meaning otherwise associated with them.

Property category: Flat File

Wrap Character TypeField Element, Field AttributeSpecifies how an alternative wrap character will be expressed in the Wrap Character property and in the underlying XSD representation.

Property category: Flat File

See Also

Node Properties of All Schemas

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