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Converting a .CSV file to .DAT

BunmiOlufeko
Level 3

Any ideas on  if there is an object on blue prism that can convert an excel file to a data file (from  .csv to  .dat ) or how to go about this in a blueprism process 



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Bunmi Olufeko
Head Service Assurance
Union Bank PLC
Nigeria
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kirtish.trivedi
Level 5
Hi,

Not sure about the object but you can use the Move File action of File Management utility to rename from .CSV to .DAT

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Kirtish Trivedi
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ewilson
Staff
Staff
The concept of a .DAT file is considered rather generic. In other words, there's no standard related to what a .DAT file contains or what it's structure should look like. The contents and structure are governed by whatever application created/uses the .DAT file. So you need to determine what the target application expects, in terms of the .DAT file, and then you can work on converting the .CSV.

As @Kirtish Trivedi mentioned, it could be as easy as just changing the file extension, or it could involve needing to perform a significant reorganization of the data contained in the .CSV.

Cheers,



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Eric Wilson
Director, Integrations and Enablement
Blue Prism Digital Exchange
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