Originally posted by: Liv2luv

I am reading values from a text file which has an optional date in it. When the date is defined, the map runs with out an error. When the date is not defined white space is available and it causes the following error :

(Level 2: Offset 95, len 8, comp 3 of 4, #1, DI 0000000E:) Data at offset 95 (
'        ') failed item presentation test 

for TYPE X
'0014' (SERVICE_DATE_END Field CopyBook).   (Level 2: Offset 95, len 8, comp 3 of 4, #1, DI 0000000E:) Data at offset 95 (
'        ') is INVALID data of TYPE X
'0014' (SERVICE_DATE_END Field CopyBook).

I have tried tweaking with options like padding, NONE, Zero etc. Still my map fails when the date is not specified.

How this needs to be handled?

Thanks

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Originally posted by: LaurentB

I'd have expected the special value "NONE" to work. Do you have a simple sample ?
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Originally posted by: Liv2luv

I have attached the project interchange, every thing else works good except the SERVICE_END_DATE item.

As said before, I tried with NONE, ZERO and Padding. None worked for me.

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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

it seems to be validating the ip after changing the SERVICE_END_DATE item to optional.
Plz find attached.
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Originally posted by: Liv2luv

Thanks. That is what I was exactly trying to do.

I looked into the Properties of the item and could not find how to make it optional. Could you please elaborate how can we make it optional ?

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Originally posted by: Liv2luv

Ok. I see that now. It is the Set Range Property which made all the Difference.

Thank you very much!
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Originally posted by: rogrady

Let me know if you are still having trouble. I have the cobol to xml map working. The cobol copy book layout and copy book file are not in sync.
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Originally posted by: Liv2luv

I have it working now. Set Range was the issue.

If you can share the project interchange that will be good.

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Originally posted by: rogrady

I'm sorry to say the Set Range advice left you with a ticking time bomb. If any of the other date, time, or numeric fields are not present, the map will fail.... Please post the latest TypeTree-Xml.mtt, there seems to be two version out there.
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