tChangeFileEncoding – Docs for ESB 5.x

Component family

File/Management

Function

tChangeFileEncoding changes the
encoding of a given file.

Purpose

tChangeFileEncoding transforms
the character encoding of a given file and generates a new file with
the transformed character encoding.

Basic settings

Use Custom Input Encoding

Select this check box to customize input encoding type. When it is
selected, a list of input encoding types appears, allowing you to
select an input encoding type or specify an input encoding type by
selecting CUSTOM.

Encoding

From this list of character encoding types, you can select one of
the offered options or customize the character encoding by selecting
CUSTOM and specifying a
character encoding type.

Input File Name

Path of the input file.

Output File Name

Path of the output file.

Usage

This component can be used as standalone component.

Global Variables

EXISTS: the result of whether a specified file exists.
This is a Flow variable and it returns a boolean.

FILENAME: the name of the file processed. This is an
After variable and it returns a string.

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the
component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This
variable functions only if the Die on error check box is
cleared, if the component has this check box.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable
functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl +
Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For further information about variables, see Talend Studio
User Guide.

Log4j

The activity of this component can be logged using the log4j feature. For more information on this feature, see Talend Studio User
Guide.

For more information on the log4j logging levels, see the Apache documentation at http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/apidocs/org/apache/log4j/Level.html.

Limitation

n/a