NutMan FAQ: Field Delimeter Error When Opening a File
Why do I get a "Found no Field Delimeter" error when I try to open my file?
Problem Description:When you try to open a file created in NutMan 2 it pops up an error message similar to: "Found no field delimeter in data line... ".
Answer: This happens if the program encounters a new line where it didn't expect one while reading a plan file. The most typical culprit is the client street address entered on the first tab of the Farm Edit screen. For a long time, this one line text input box allowed users to enter multiple lines of text by hitting the enter key. We've changed that behavior in the latest versions of NutMan. But for older copies, this is possible. But it causes a field delimeter error when you later try to open the file in NutMan. To avoid this problem, be sure not to hit the enter key while entering the client street address. Enter a one line street address and then use the tab key to go to the next input.
Unfortunately, once you're in this situation, you can't fix it within NutMan because you can't open the file to edit it. But you have a couple of options to salvage your file. First, you can send the file as an e-mail attachment to user support (jimvenuto@isislabs.com). We'll modify the file manually and sent it back to you.
Or, if you feel confident enough to try it, you can manually fix the file yourself. NutMan 2 plan files are just formatted text files beneath the skin. You can open them with an ordinary text editor such as the NotePad program. The only trick is, the files get very long, and it's not easy to find what you're looking for in there. And if you accidentally erase some lines you could damage the file beyond repair. So be sure to make a back-up copy of any NutMan file before you peek at it with a text editor.
If you decide to try and fix the file yourself, the place to look is the client street address. Fortunately, if this is the problem, it can be seen near the top of the file when you look at it in a text editor. The first block of text in a NutMan file will be the "Plan Record". The client street address data field is on a line about midway down in this block. Look for the line that starts with "ClientStreetAddress:". This prefix and the street address that follows should all fit on one line. If there's a new line in it, remove it so the whole street address is on the same line. Figure 1 below illustrates the change. The text on the left shows a plan record with the format error. The text on the right shows the record after the correction. If this is not the source of the error in your file, we recommend sending it to us so we can look at it and fix it for you.
