Convert DAT

Summary

The Convert DAT changes the text format from simple text to table form and vice-versa.

convertDAT_Class

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 -