Use this dialog to specify the start trigger, and any data that should be sent before the file is transmitted.
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Use this field to specify the start trigger. If this field is left empty, transmission will start from the beginning of the file, unless a 'Skip lines' value greater than 0 is specified on the 'Transmit' sheet.
Use this field to specify the start trigger. When the server is requested to send a file, transmission will start from the first line that satisfies the start trigger, or the next line following this line, depending on the setting of the Do not send line containing trigger (see below).
If this field is left empty, transmission will start at the beginning of the file.
Example: To start the transmission from the first line that contains '$' at the beginning of the line, specify the following advanced trigger: ^\$
For further information on how to specify triggers, please refer to [LINK:triggers].
Check this field if any data should be sent.
Check this field if the 'Transmit translator(s)' should not be applied to the feed data.
Use this field to specify how the trigger line should be sent.
Check this field to ignore start triggers inside comments, or after block skips.
Use this field to specify a character that should be sent one or more times.
Use this field to specify the number of times that the selected character should be sent.
Use this field to specify any data that should be sent. Data can contain environment variables like $ACTIVETOOL etc. Please refer to the online documentation for a complete list of available environment variables.
Use this field to specify the name of a file that should be sent.