How can we eliminate duplicate rows from flatfile,explain?

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How can we eliminate duplicate rows from flatfile,explain?..

Answer / nagaraj.g

using sorter transformation for distinct in a flat files

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How can we eliminate duplicate rows from flatfile,explain?..

Answer / veera reddy

By Using Aggregator transformation by selcting the group by
option or using sorter by using distinct option or by using
dynamic lookup by selecting distinct option.

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How can we eliminate duplicate rows from flatfile,explain?..

Answer / seshagiri

veere reddy,

Dynamic lookup will not work for flat file only static
lookup will work for a flat file

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