Setting the context file location in the operating system
The initial context load method and the tContextLoad methods do suffer from having to use a predetermined file location. This exercise shows how it is possible to overcome this via the use of system variables.
Note that this exercise is demonstrated on Microsoft Windows 7; however, it is possible to set and use global environment variables in Talend in any version of Windows, Linux, or Mac OS.
Getting ready
Copy the systemValueContext.txt file from the cookbook directory/chapter6 to C:\TalendContextDirectory.
How to do it...
The steps for setting the context file location in the operating system are as follows:
- Run the job, and you will notice that the value of the context variable is set to ...
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