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Reader Type: From the drop-down, choose the type of reader you want the device to be. Choices include:
- File Reader: read Read variable-width files.
- Fixed-width Reader: read Read fixed-width files.
- Delimited Reader: read Read files that use a delimiter (such as a comma or a pipe) to separate values.
Output Message Type: From the drop-down, choose the type of message that Connexion should create after reading the input. Choices include:
- HL7 message
- String
Source Path: the The path to the directory where the input file is located (e.g., c:/files/connexion).
Impersonate: if If the Source Path directory requires the credentials of a specific user or group, select the box and then enter the username and password in the appropriate fields.
Read File Order: If multiple files exist in the Source Path, this is the order in which they should be read.
Minimum file age: set Set how old the file must be (based on creation date) before it can be read. This value is specified in seconds.
Polling interval: the The time interval, in seconds, at which Connexion will look in the Source Path directory for new files.
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For the File Reader type
File Filter: the The file extension/filter that is used to identify the primary message file. You can use wildcards in a file name (foo*.* will look for any file that starts with "foo") or extension (*.foo will look for any files with the FOO extension). If you do not want to read in a primary file, only attachments, leave this field blank.
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Start of Message Character: the The character (or character string) that indicates the start of a message.
End of Message Character: the The character (or character string) that indicates the end of a message.
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Underneath the standard fields are a set of options to specify:
- the The Field Delimiter: this is the character that separates individual fields, such as a comma ( , ) or a pipe ( | ).
- the The Quote Character: values inside this character are read literally.
- the The Escape Character: some systems consider certain characters (such as a $ or a \) to have special meaning. However, you may want to use these characters literally in your messages. The Escape Character is used to indicate that any special characters that follow should be read literally. For example, if you use quotation marks as your escape character (the default), when the device encounters "$ it will read the dollar sign literally and not assign it any special meaning. The list of special-meaning characters varies from language and system; consult the guidelines for your environment.
- Trimming Options: specify how the device should handle any trimming in the file. You can:
- trim Trim nothing (None).
- trim Trim only text outside of quotation marks (UnquotedOnly).
- trim Trim only text inside quotation marks (QuotedOnly).
- trim Trim all text (All).
- Skip Empty Lines: select Select this option if the device should pass over any empty lines in the file being read.
- Support Line Spanning: select Select this option if field values may span multiple lines in the file.
- File Contains Headers: if If the file being read contains a header row, select this option. In the table underneath, list all of the relevant header names used in the file.
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