Abbreviations and Syntax Rules
Use
You can use the following abbreviations when programming.
Note
One character corresponds to one column: +BC corresponds to three columns, for example.
Blank columns are filled with blanks (+BC must be followed by three blanks, for example, and then further data is entered from column 7 onward).
Description of Line | Column 1-max. 5 | From Column 7 Onward | |
|---|---|---|---|
Comment | +C | Up to end of line (column 80) | |
Font (ISO-LATIN 1) | +SC | ISO-LATIN 1 (max. 30 characters) | |
Identification | +ID | Database name, max. 30 characters, IUCLID, for example | |
Version | +V | Max. 30 characters, 2.22, for example | |
Export date | +D | YYYYMMDD, 19970128, for example | |
Key date for export | +VD | YYYYMMDD, 19970128, for example | |
Set languages for export | +SL | E, for example | |
Date format within the file | +DF | DD.MM.YYYY, for example | |
Decimal notation within the file | +DN | . for example | |
Note
The decimal separator and date format are defined in the header of the import file. All values must then comply with this format.
If you do not specify a decimal separator and date format, the data in the file must correspond to the user settings in the system.
Begin data provider | +BA | |
Identification | +ID | ID1, for example |
Company name | +NAME | BASF, for example |
City (headquarters) | +CITY | Ludwigshafen, for example |
Country | +CNTY | DE, for example |
End data provider | +EA | |
Begin phrase library | +BC | Library type: max. 30 characters |
End phrase library | +EC | |
Begin specification | +BS | Official specification name: up to end of line (column 80) |
End specification | +ES | |
Begin table or begin value assignment type | +BV | $Table name or name of value assignment (max. 30 characters) |
End table or end value assignment type | +EV | |
Begin additional table | +BAI | $Table name or type of additional information (max. 30 characters) |
End additional table | +EAI | |
End of file | +EOF |
Note
For value assignment types, the field names are composed of $table name-field name
. Example: $ESTVA-UPDDAT
The arrangement of characteristic names and data entries for a value assignment line is displayed in the diagram: Syntax for a Value Assignment Line.
See also:
Example: Transfer File for Phrases
Example: Transfer File for Sources
Example: Transfer File for Specifications