Fixed Width File

1. Considerations

• Geometry, Geography, and Binary data types are not supported for Fixed Width Files.

2. Parameters

Parameter	Value
headerRowsToIgnore	the number of records from the top of the file to ignore before the data starts (includes column header)
footerRowsToIgnore	the number of records from the bottom of the file to ignore
path	The path to the source file to load. To upload a local file, you must first insert a Parameter in the Info tab of the connection (ex: filepath). Then, you would reference that same value in this location (Ex: @Filepath). This will then trigger a File Upload option to import your file.
encoding	the encoding of the file, defaults to UTF8 if not specified, but also supports UTF8_BOM, ASCII, and UTF16
maxBufferSizer	the maximum buffer size
Auth Type	This field defines the authentication type for your data sync. Cinchy supports "Access Key" and "IAM" role. When selecting "Access Key", you must provide the key and key secret. When selecting "IAM role", a new field will appear for you to paste in the role's Amazon Resource Name (ARN). You also must ensure that: The role must be configured to have at least read access to the source The Connections pods' role must have permission to assume the role specified in the data sync config Note: This field was added in Cinchy v5.6

In the column definitions, add the length="number" attribute to denote the width of the column.

<FixedWidthDataSource 
    headerRowsToIgnore="1"
    footerRowsToIgnore="0"
    path="C:\Users\Cinchy\Sample.csv" 
    encoding="UTF8"
    maxBufferSize="10">
    <Schema>
      <Column name="Name" dataType="Text" maxLength="10" length="10" trimWhitespace="true" />
      <Column name="Description" dataType="Text" maxLength="50" length="50" trimWhitespace="true" />
  </Schema>
  <Filter/>
</FixedWidthDataSource>

You can use trimwhitespace to clean up a fixed width file, the trimming will occur after parsing the columns.