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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Relation between logical ASCII files and physical ASCII files</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Logical ASCII files</Level1>
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		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Physical ASCII files</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">The <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">logical ASCII file</Link> defines the structure and layout of the data that must be exchanged. The form fields ASCII file in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch" role="module">Exchange</GUIRef> module refer to this file.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph class="Default">The <Link href="/baanerp/da/glossary/glossary#000011" role="glossary">physical ASCII file</Link> actually stores the data on disk. The form fields ASCII file name in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch" role="module">Exchange</GUIRef> module refers to this file.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph class="Default">The relation between the logical ASCII file) and the physical ASCII file is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0521m000" role="session">Table Relations (Import) (daxch0521m000)</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/da/xch/daxch0531m000" role="session">Table Relations (Export) (daxch0531m000)</GUIRef> sessions.</Paragraph>
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		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/da/onlinemanual/000003" role="manual">Introduction to the import module</Link>
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		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/da/onlinemanual/000004" role="manual">Introduction to the export module</Link>
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