PowerBSORT V7.0 User's Guide

3.2.23 Field separation character option (-t)

This specifies field separation character string for the text file floating field specification.
The field separation character option has an exclusive relationship with the Field separation character hexadecimal option (-S). When either specification of Field separation character option (-t) and Field separation character hexadecimal option (-S) is omitted, tabs or spaces are treated as separation characters of the field.

Format

-t fldsep

fldsep

The field separation character string is specified.
Enclose the field separation character string with double quotation marks (") when it contain any spaces. When double quotation marks (") are specified for the field separation character string, specify the backslash (\) ahead of a double quotation.

Note

• The field separation character string cannot specify the same character as the Record separation character string (-L).

• When the input code system is Unicode (UTF-32 form), the field separation character string can specify only the character within the range of ASCII code.

Example

1. Characters "SEPARATE" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t SEPARATE

2. Characters "F S" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t "F S"

3. Characters "'" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t '

4. Characters """ are specified as field separation character string.

   -t \"

5. Characters "\" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t \

6. Characters "**" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t **

7. Characters "* *" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t "* *"