Example of a Flat File Definition in XML

This example shows a classic flat file definition created manually using an XML editor.

<BankRepository>
  <Files>
    <File>
      <ID>flat_test_1</ID>
      <Messages>
		     <Message>
     			<Name>TopNode</Name>
					    <TagName>TopNode</TagName>
					    <DefaultAlignment>
						     <Numeric>RIGHT</Numeric>
						     <alpha>LEFT</alpha>
					    </DefaultAlignment>
					    <DefaultPadding>
						     <Numeric>0</Numeric>
						     <alpha></alpha>
					    </DefaultPadding>
					    <DefaultTrim>
						     <Numeric>1<Numeric>
						     <alpha/>
					    <DefaultEmptyFieldValue>
						     <Numeric>0</Numeric>
						     <alpha/>
					    </DefaultEmptyFieldValue>
						 <EscapeChar/>
						 <RecordSeparator>newline</RecordSeparator>
						 <FieldSeparator>;</FieldSeparator>
						 <IgnorePrecedingFieldSeparator>1</IgnorePrecedingFieldSeparator>
						 <Records>
							 <Group>
								<Name>Person</Name>
								<TagName>Person</TagName>
								<MinOccur<1</MinOccur>
								<MaxOccur>0</MaxOccur>
								<Records>
									<Record>
										<Name>PersonDetails</Name>
										<TagName>PersonDetails</TagName>
										<MinOccur>1</MinOccur>
										<MaxOccur>1</MaxOccur>
										<Fields>
											<Field>
												<Name>FirstName</Name>
												<TagName>FirstName</TagName>
												<DataType>Alpha</DataType>
												<PaddingChar/>
												<DecimalLength/>
												<Alignment>LEFT</Alignment>
												<EmptyFieldValue></EmptyFieldValue>
												<Trim>0</Trim>
												<StartPos>0</StartPos>
												<Length>10</Length>
												<DefaultValue>/DefaultValue>
												<Identifier>0</Identifier>
											</Field>
										</Fields>
									 </Record>
								  </Records>
							  </Group>
						  </Records>
			  </Message>
			</Messages>
		 </File>
	  </Files>
 </BankRepository>