# tFileInputORC Extracts records from a given ORC format file and sends the data to the next component for further processing. ## tFileInputORC Standard properties These properties are used to configure tFileInputORC running in the Standard Job framework. The Standard tFileInputORC component belongs to the File family. Information noteNote: If you are using a Windows platform, make sure [Hadoop Winutils](https://github.com/cdarlint/winutils) and [Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26999) are installed before using this component. The two links also give the installation information. The component in this framework is available in all subscription-based Talend products. ## Basic settings | Properties | Description | | --- | --- | | Schema and Edit schema | A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields
(columns) to be processed and passed on to the next component. When you create a Spark
Job, avoid the reserved word line when naming the
fields.



Click Edit schema to make changes to
the schema. If you make changes, the schema automatically becomes built-in.



Information noteNote: Column names are case-sensitive and must match the column names defined in the ORC file.

This component offers the advantage of the
dynamic schema feature. This allows you to retrieve unknown columns from source
files or to copy batches of columns from a source without mapping each column
individually. For further information about dynamic schemas, see [Dynamic schema](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/dynamic-schema).

This
dynamic schema feature is designed for the purpose of retrieving unknown columns of a
table and is recommended to be used for this purpose only; it is not recommended for the
use of creating tables. | | File name | Name or path to the input file and/or the
variable to be used.

For further information about how to define and use a variable in a Job, see [Using contexts and variables](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/contexts-and-variables).

Information noteWarning: Use absolute path (instead of relative path) for
this field to avoid possible errors. | ## Advanced settings | Properties | Description | | --- | --- | | Batch size | Enter the number of lines in each batch to be processed. | | tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at a
Job level as well as at each component level. | ## Global Variables | Variables | Description | | --- | --- | | Global Variables | NB\_LINE: the number
of rows read by an input component or transferred to an output component. This is an
After variable and it returns an integer.


ERROR\_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the
component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This
variable functions only if the Die on error checkbox is
cleared, if the component has this checkbox.


FILE\_PATH: the
path pointing to the folder or the file being processed on Box. This is a Flow variable
and it returns a string.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component
while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from
it.

For more information about variables, see [Using contexts and variables](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/contexts-and-variables). | ## Usage | Usage guidance | Description | | --- | --- | | **Usage rule** | Use this component to retrieve data from ORC files. This component also passes
retrieved data to the subsequent component. |