Originally posted by: mbscott

Hi,

I have input type tree(copybook)  with group terminator TAB.

But source systems sends data either TAB or NONE.

When data comes without TAB at end of the data, map failing with one ore more inputs invalid.

Can you please share your thoughts, how to make group terminator to accept either NONE or TAB.

Thanks in advance.

Originally posted by: paul.brett

When you say NONE, do you mean there is no group terminator at all?  The next group follows immediately after, and there is no way to determine that the current group has finished?

I would say that a human would have difficulty under these circumstances, let alone a computer.

You will need to find a way to differentiate when a new group is starting.  Perhaps you could pre-process the data, search for the group initiator, attempt to detect if it is preceded by a TAB, and if not, insert one.

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Originally posted by: mbscott

Ok. When input has only one group, and end of group with TAB or without TAB(NONE), How do we specify terminator?

EX: AAAABBBBCCCCTAB

        AAAABBBBCCCC

Originally posted by: paul.brett

So, your data is:

AAAABBBBCCCCAAAABBBBCCCC

...and there's nothing to tell me where the group ends?  (after the first set of 'CCCC')

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Originally posted by: mbscott

yes after CCCC

Originally posted by: paul.brett

If there is no identifying mark after the group, how do you know the group has ended?  Does the next section of the message have an initiator?

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Originally posted by: mbscott

If there is more than one record. input will be like this

AAAABBBBCCCCAAAABBBBCCCC

AAAABBBBCCCCAAAABBBBCCCC

AAAABBBBCCCCAAAABBBBCCCC

Originally posted by: paul.brett

I am thoroughly confused now.  Where do records come into it?  We were talking about groups.

Based on what I am seeing, I think it is time to raise this as a PMR with IBM Client Support, with a full testcase and description.

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Originally posted by: mbscott

sorry. I meant was each row is one group.

Originally posted by: paul.brett

So, as well as a TAB, there is also a <NL> after each group?

I think perhaps you could forget using the tab as a the terminator, and 'consume' the optional TAB character with a new Typetree object as the last component of the group.

Does that help?

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