Since IXF format does not require delimiters to separate columns and rows, any characters can be used in data.

因为 IXF 格式没有用定界符分隔列和行，所以数据中可以使用任何字符。

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Del is a delimited text format where columns are separated by a delimiter and rows are separated by line breaks.

DEL是一种定界的文本格式，其中的列由一个定界符分隔，行由换行符分隔。

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Much of it is multi-structured (often in text format) and does not necessarily flow into neat rows and columns, such as one would find in a traditional database.

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