Convert DAT
Summary[edit]
The Convert DAT changes the text format from simple text to table form and vice-versa.
Parameters - Convert Page
How how - ⊞ - Convert text format.
- To Text
text- Converts table format into regular text.
- To Table
table- Converts regular text into table format.
Remove Blank Lines removeblank - When enabled, do not convert blank lines into empty rows.
Split Cells at delimiters - A list of individual characters to use to split the string into cells. The delimiters are used independently. That is, if $% is used in this parameter, the cells will be split at $ OR %, not only at $%. A Substitute DAT can be used to collapse a more complex delimiter into a single character to be use for the conversion.
Concatenate with spacers - Insert this string between each cell when converting from a table to text.
Parameters - Common Page
Language language - ⊞ - Select how the DAT decides which script language to operate on.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs script language.
- Node
node- The DAT uses it's own script language.
Edit/View Extension extension - ⊞ - Select the file extension this DAT should expose to external editors.
- dat
dat- various common file extensions.
- frag
frag-
- glsl
glsl-
- html
html-
- md
md-
- py
py-
- rtf
rtf-
- tsv
tsv-
- txt
txt-
- vert
vert-
- xml
xml-
- From Language
languageext- pick extension from DATs script language.
- Custom Extension
customext- Specify a custom extension.
Custom Extension customext - Specifiy the custom extension.
Word Wrap wordwrap - ⊞ - Enable Word Wrap for Node Display.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs setting.
- On
on- Turn on Word Wrap.
- Off
off- Turn off Word Wrap.
Operator Inputs
- Input 0 -
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An Operator Family that manipulates text strings: multi-line text or tables. Multi-line text is often a command Script, but can be any multi-line text. Tables are rows and columns of cells, each containing a text string.
