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Connection Option Descriptions : Bulk Character Threshold
  

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Bulk Character Threshold

This information pertains to Windows This information pertains to UNIX/Linux
Supported on Windows, UNIX, and Linux only.

Attribute

BulkCharacterThreshold (BCT)

Purpose

The maximum size, in KB, of character data that is exported to the bulk data file.

Valid Values

-1 | 0 | x
where
x
is an integer that specifies the number of KB.

Behavior

If set to -1, all character data, regardless of size, is written to the bulk data file, not to an external file.
If set to 0, all character data regardless of size, is written to an external file, not the bulk data file. A reference to the external file is written to the bulk data file.
If set to x, any character data exceeding this specified number of KB is written to an external file, not the bulk data file. A reference to the external file is written to the bulk data file.

Default

-1

GUI Tab

Bulk tab