The import file needs to be a flat ASCII file.
All physical columns need to be on one single line, thus forming a physical record.
Columns are separated by the pipe special character ('|', ASCII code 124).
Each physical record must be terminated by a new line character (making it a proper text file with regard to the platform in use).
The character or combination of characters for a new line is platform-specific; on UNIXâ, this is a single line feed character, ASCII code 10, while on Microsoftâ Windowsâ, it is a line feed and a carriage return with ASCII codes 10 and 13 next to each other.