FFAPI: What to Watch for When Building an FFAPI File (85055)

SUMMARY

The most common problem encountered when building a File Format Application Programming Interface (FFAPI) file is specifying the wrong line termination character. This is usually identified by error 144, "Unable to partition line %s".

FFAPI looks for a carriage return (<CR>) by default. If the line termination character used in the file is <CR><LF> or just <LF>, FFAPI will have problems parsing the line.

To ensure that FFAPI will parse the file correctly, make sure FFAPI knows what line termination character is being used. To specify this, use the -F parameter on the command line, according to the following format:

   Character  Parameter
   ---------  ---------

   <CR>       -F0
   <LF>       -F1
   <CR><LF>   -F2