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Fixed Width Flat File
Files with columns of predetermined width.
Frends offers seamless integration with Fixed width flat files, enabling you to effortlessly connect and automate data flows between your systems which utilize the Fixed width flat file format.
Frends has tasks for performing all core Fixed width flat file operations.
By leveraging Frends' task-based approach, you can configure and customize Fixed width flat file integrations according to your specific requirements. Frends offers a wide range of tasks that facilitate integrations to a variety of systems and protocols.
Use cases
Below you will find typical use cases for Fixed width flat file integrations and how they are implemented in Frends.
Wait for and parse incoming fixed width flat files
By using the file trigger and the FixedWidthFlatFile ConvertToJSON task we can create an integration that waits for incoming files, parses their content and saves data to a SQL database.
Parse and save
Validate a fixed width flat file
By using the FixedWidthFlatFile ConvertToJSON task we can create an integration that makes sure that a flat file conforms to certain validation rules.
