How do I specify Ctrl-A (\x01) as a field delimiter in props.conf?

[jimjh]

How do I specify Ctrl-A (\u0001) as a field delimiter in props.conf?

I tried

[xxx]
FIELD_DELIMITER=\x01

[xxx]
FIELD_DELIMITER=^A

[xxx]
FIELD_DELIMITER=\u0001

[jimjh · Accepted solution]

Inside props.conf, use

REPORT-fields = kv_ctrl_sep

Inside transforms.conf, use

[kv_ctrl_sep]
FIELDS = x, y, z
CAN_OPTIMIZE = false
DELIMS = "

Then use python to print a \x01 character into transforms.conf

with open('transforms.conf', 'a') as f:
  f.write('\x01')

Finally, open up transforms.conf and add the closing quote.