Explanation requested for standard schema file

[Cherukuri]

Hi,

My application is reading fixed width data file thru sequential file stage with file pattern read method. The stage refers a schema file as shown below.

Can anyone tell me the meaning of width in {} against the fields ?

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record {record_delim='\n', record_length=fixed, charset='UTF-16LE', delim=none}

(
   
PERNR:ustring[8]{width=16};
   
ENDDA:ustring[10]{width=20};
   
BEGDA:ustring[10]{width=20};
   
AEDTM:ustring[10]{width=20};
   
UNAME:ustring[12]{width=24};
   
GRPVL:ustring[4]{width=8};
   
PERSONID_EXT:ustring[20]{width=40};
   
DS_DUMMY_COL:ustring[1] {width=2};

)

Regards,
Kiran

[chulett]

Width in bytes. UTF-16LE is a multi-byte character set where each character is stored in 2 bytes (16 bits) hence the doubling you see. And "LE" is for Little Endian.