A flat-file database is a simple two-dimensional repository of like data. The data is arranged in rows, or records, across columns, or fields. Each row contains the same type of information as the other rows in the flat file; that information is defined by the columns, which describe th...
A flat file database is a database that stores data in a single table form; whereas a relational database employs various tables, with records being linked between tables. Another difference between them is that the flat file database contains fields, records, and files; while the relational ...
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that if you are handling a Flat File that contains non-tabular data, you may need to read the Flat File using a script (task or component) and implement complex logic, or you may need to read each row as one column (length