April 2018
Beginner
238 pages
7h 13m
English
In contrast to the CSV files seen earlier, a flat file does not contain any separator between the fields. Since there is no separator, all records in a flat file are usually of the same length, as the length of columns is the only way of separating data. Prior to the advent of spreadsheet programs, it was a common practice to use only flat files. Flat files are still used according to the preference of the authors.