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Extract File Encoding

For an extracted file, specify a different encoding than the standard Unicode as produced by the BimlFlex source to file process. This setting will be ignored if the standard extract process is used and not overridden by an extension point. Valid choices are ASCII, BigEndianUnicode, UTF32, UTF7, UTF8, Unicode.

The value tells the file-processing step of the source-to-file package which encoding to read the extracted file with when it converts the file to UTF-8 or compresses it. The value is matched case-insensitively against the valid choices; an empty or unrecognized value is treated as Unicode.

When to Change This Setting​

Keep the default Unicode when the standard BimlFlex extract writes the file. Set it to the actual encoding of the file when an extension point overrides the extract process and produces a file in a different encoding, so the conversion and compression steps read it correctly.

SettingInteraction
Extract File Split SizeSplits large extracted files in the same file-processing step
Zip Output FileCompresses the extracted file instead of converting it to UTF-8

Notes​

  • This setting is part of the Staging settings category.
  • The default value for this setting is Unicode.