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.

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