Import Wizard - Text file

Use this sheet to specify the format of the imported text file. It is very important that the format specified on this sheet matches the actual file format. Otherwise Sisulizer fails to import data correctly.

First lines of the selected file

Shows the first two lines of the selected file. Click ... to show the selected file in the default viewer.

Structure

Specifies if text file contains plain text or structured data. Check Plain text file if you want to scan the file as plain text file. Check User defined text file if you want to parse text file using format definition you specify. The following parts are used to define the format.

Definitions

Contains the list of global definitions. A global definition is a text definition that is shared with all projects of this Sisulizer installation. If you want to use an existing global definition selected it from the list. If you want to use a custom definition that is used only in this case select This is a custom definition that is used only in this case.

Click + to create a new global definition. Click x to remove the selected global definition. Click Notepad to rename the selected global definition. To edit an existing global definition select it and modify the rules and/or other options.

Options

Specifies the character format of the file. Possible values are:

Ignored lines in the begining of file specifies how many lines in the beginning of the file are ignored.

Comments

Line specifies if file uses single line comments. If a line comment string is given all chracters after comment to (and including) the line end are skipped. Also all white spaces before comment string on the same line are skipped. For example:

  // This is a comment

key=This is a value

In above " // This is a comment" + line end are skipped when scanning.

Start and End specify if the file uses block comments. If both start and end comment strings are given all chracters between these strings (and including) are skipped. For example:

/* First line
   Second line */

key=This is a value

In above " /* First line Second line */ is skipped when scanning.

Rules

Contains a list of rules that specify the format of the file. Click + to add a new rule. Click x to remove the selected rule. Click Notepad to edit the selected rule. Click Up arrow to move selected rule one step up. Click Down arrow to move selected rule one step down. Click Import to read rule definition from a file. Click Export to write rule definition to a file.