.* Example by TenFiftyTwo(c).

.* The following pipeline reads the input file: example.txt and cuts each input record into

.* three output records.

.* The first output record comprises the contents of columns 1 to 10 of the input record, the

.* second, are columns 11 to 20, and the third, are columns 21 upto and including the last

.* column of the input record.

.*

.* This example is intended to demonstate how you can produce multiple output records from

.* a single input record.

pipe (endchar ?)

     < &installdrive:\&installpath\Examples\Input\example.txt .* Read input file.

     | strip trailing              .* Trim off whitespace.

     | a: locate                   .* Send null records to second pipeline.

     | specs 1.10 1 write          .* Write record comprising cols 1-10.

             11.10 1 write         .* Write record comprising cols 11-20.

             21-* 1                .* Write record comprising cols 21 to end-of-record.

     | b: faninany                 .* Read from any stream. This will preserve order of blank records.

     | console                     .* Display on the console.

     ?

     a:

     | take *                      .* Accept null records and route..

     | b:                          .* ..back to FANINANY.