Determine the File Type

You need to identify whether the sample file that you are learning from is Fixed or CSV format.

1. Open Windows Explorer, open the Tools menu and select Folder Options....
2. Make sure that the Hide file extensions for known file types tickbox is unticked.
3. Find the file that you are learning from using Windows Explorer (the full path name of the file is shown in the Filename box in the Template Editor window) and check its extension.
4. If the file's extension is .CSV, select the CSV option in the File type options box.
5. If the file's extension is anything other than .CSV, select the Fixed option in the File type options box. Examples include .TXT, .PRN, .SDF or no extension at all. Fixed-width files are sometimes known as SDF files.