DataMagic Technical Column Vol.9

<Full-width⇔Half-width conversion>

Introduction

Some business systems require input of kana/alphanumeric characters in full-width characters, while others require input in half-width characters. In particular, there are many cases where full-width and half-width characters are mixed in customer data such as telephone numbers, postal codes, and addresses.

DataMagic provides an easy-to-use data mapping screen, so you can develop full-width to half-width (and half-width to full-width) conversions without programming by simply linking input full-width fields with output half-width fields. Furthermore, conversions can be made not only on a field-by-field basis, but also on a record-by-record basis.

This TIPS will introduce an example of how to create output data by converting CSV data containing a mixture of kana, alphanumeric characters, and symbols into a variety of standardized characters. Note that in order to use this TIPS, DataMagic must be installed on your computer. For information on where to obtain DataMagic and how to install it, please refer to the separate article "Installing DataMagic."

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• DataMagic Manager Installation

How to operate

Step 1 - Prepare the source data

First, prepare the CSV data containing both full-width and half-width characters that will be the source data for conversion. Once the data is ready, save it in the following folder on the PC where DataMagic is installed.
C:\work\SAMPLE9\ (saved with the file name "in")

»Download the source data (Note: The sample file is in zip format. Please unzip it before use.)

Step 2 - Download and configure DataMagic script file

Download the script file below and save it in the folder where DataMagic is installed.
C:\work\SAMPLE9\ (saved as "sample9.igen")

Launch DataMagic management screen and import the downloaded script file into DataMagic. To import, click the [Import Management Information] icon under [Tools] on the start screen. Specify the downloaded file on the Import Management Information screen and click the Import button. If the import is successful, the ID SAMPLE9 will be registered on the Data Processing Information List screen.

»Download the script file (Note: The sample file is in zip format. Please unzip it before use.)

Step 3 - Run DataMagic

Double-click the data processing information ID SAMPLE9 registered in step 2 and check that the file names for the input and output settings are set correctly. Open the data processing information ID SAMPLE9 from the screen and click the "Execute" button at the top of the screen.

Step 4 - Check the execution results

When execution is complete in step 3, a file called "out" will be created in C:\work\SAMPLE9\, which is specified in the output settings. Check this file using an editor such as Notepad.

lastly

This time, we standardized the entire file to full-width kana, half-width alphanumeric characters, and half-width symbols, but you can set full-width or half-width characters on an item-by-item basis, so it's also possible to set item A to all full-width, item B to all half-width, and item C to nothing.
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