Record Format
This parameter is strictly a compatibility option for the now-deprecated Z-Map ASCII format.
Geometry: Ensures that FME maintains the previous reader behavior when constructing geometries from the raw reader input.
Raw Maintains the previous reader behavior (for example, to write raw record values).
Zmap Beginning and Ending Format Symbol
The beginning and end of a Z-map format is indicated by a special symbol. Any alphanumeric character may be used; however, the most commonly used special characters are:
| @ (default) | "at" symbol |
| + | plus |
| # | hash |
| $ | dollar sign |
| % | percentage |
The following symbols should not be used due to the impact on other systems:
| / | slash |
| ' | single quotation mark |
| " | double quotation mark |
| : | colon |
| ; | semicolon |
| , | comma |
Zmap Comment Symbol
Identifies a comment line. The default symbol is an exclamation point (!).
Zmap History Symbol
Identifies history information (for example, creation date, person who created the file, etc.). The default symbol is a plus sign (+).