Viewing generated output files
on MacOS X
The output files are generated with UNIX style line endings
using the Perl "\n" construct. This UNIX style line ending
was chosen because the output files need to be executable on Solaris
and Windows NT/2000 servers. The Perl program and Perl module file(s)
used to generate the output files must contain UNIX style line endings
because they are executed via the Perl interpreter. The Perl interpreter
is not a Carbonized application therefore it expects UNIX style line
endings.
The files are viewable with no changes required by using
vi on MacOS X. However vi may not be your first choice for a text editor
on a Macintosh system.
BBEdit is a very
popular editor which can be used to view the Perl source code or the
generated output files.
If the files are opened from within BBEdit by using the
File/Open... menu item, the text will be displayed on one single line
at the top of the window.
Within BBEdit the Zap Gremlins feature can be used to change the line
endings within each file. Select Zap Gremlins from the Text menu, check
the "Filter Line Feeds" option in the Zap Action section of
the dialog box. Select the "Delete" option in the Zapped Character
section of the dialog box. Press the "Zap" button.
Note: If you choose to save the file after making this modification,
make sure that you regenerate the files again by pressing the Generate
button before sending the files to the Oracle server.
If the files are opened by dragging and dropping them
onto an open BBEdit window, the character translation will be performed
automatically.
