SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

242 BL_DELIMITER= Data Set Option 4 Chapter 11BL_DELIMITER= Data Set OptionSpecifies override of the default delimiter character for separating columns of data during datatransfer or retrieval during bulk load or bulk unload.Default value: DBMS-specificValid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESSsoftware)DBMS support: Aster nCluster, Greenplum, HP Neoview, NetezzaSyntaxBL_DELIMITER=’’DetailsTo specify this option, you must first set BULKLOAD=YES or BULKEXTRACT=YES.Here is when you might want to use this option:3 to override the default delimiter character that the interface uses to separatecolumns of data that it transfers to or retrieves from the DBMS during bulk load(or bulk unload for Netezza)3 if your character data contains the default delimiter character, to avoid anyproblems while parsing the data streamAster nCluster: The default is /t (the tab character).Greenplum, Netezza: The default is | (the pipe symbol).HP Neoview: The default is | (the pipe symbol). Valid characters that you can useare a comma (,), a semicolon (;), or any ASCII character that you specify as an octalnumber except for these:3 upper- and lowercase letters a through z3 decimal digits 0 through 93 a carriage return (\015)3 a linefeed (\012)