Import Bean

The AbleImport bean provides access to data in text (flat) files. Import beans provide data to other beans through buffer or data connections.

Import beans are different from other AbleBeans because only one Import bean's data connection may be active at any given time. When an Import bean's data connection is turned ON, all other Import beans in the AbleAgent are turned OFF.

A file Import bean is a read-only file, and its layout is specified in a definition file. The Import file is managed by interfaces provided in AbleDataSource. A file can be read into memory either all at once or in blocks to conserve memory space. All buffering of the file data is handled by the AbleDataSource.