Fields commonly included in start and stop transactions
This information is typically included in start and stop transactions:
- Headers for the top of the file.
- Your own data items.
- System variables starting with ¤, containing the date, time, number of transactions included in the transfer, and the size of the transfer file:
System variable | Format | Explanation/comment |
¤FileDate |
N(8) | Transfer date. More info. |
¤FileTime |
N(6) | Transfer time. More info. |
¤Records |
N(6) | The number of records in the transaction. Only appropriate in stop transaction descriptions. More info. |
All names of variables in start and stop transaction descriptions must begin with a "¤" character. Fields not beginning with "¤" are regarded as constants, and they require something in the Expression box – either text or an expression involving the values of other fields.