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1 total messages Started by Steve_Kugler Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:48
Importing text into table, ` character not recognized
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Author: Steve_Kugler
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:48
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I am importing text from a database into a Framemaker table. The database produces a file with the fields separated by tabs. I had someone develop a script that (among other things) changes the TAB-separated file to one where the fields are separated by the ` character (lowercase ~, to the left of the 1 key). I chose this character because it was unlikely to appear in the data. This script worked fine with Framemaker 6. Just switched to Framemaker 8.0 p273 and found that the ` character is not recognized - each line is put into one cell that shows the ` characters.

I am doing the following:

File - Import - File - Copy into Document
Convert - Text
Convert text to table - ANSI (windows) - Import
Table format - Format A, A row with cells separated by Other: `
Heading Rows 0 - Leave Heading Rows Empty
Convert

Here is a line of the text file I'm importing

C1,C2`2`CAP., CERAMIC, 0.01UF,+ 10 -10%,200V`AVX CORPORATION~SR302C103KAATR2`117-1100`1

This should put C1,C2 in one cell, 2 in the next cell, CAP ... in the next cell etc. Instead the data in each line is crammed into one cell just the way it appears.

If I change the ` to another character (e.g., \) it works properly and each field goes into a separate table cell. Is this a bug? If so, how do I report it it?
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