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Microsoft Windows users can use the PRL text file validation program (Option C Option A (as of version 6.1) to verify their files . or a legacy version of Option C (replaced by Option A version 6.1).

Text File Format

The report’s text file(s) should contain ASCII data and use the pipe (“|”) character as a field separator; pipe separators are preferred, but tabs are acceptable.  Each record must always contain all the "pipe" delimiters for all fields in the record type including fields that are not required.

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The record layouts for text files are similar to the layouts of the forms in  Option A and B, except that the header fields from the forms must be added to the records. 


Info

The column widths specified in the data dictionary descriptions are the maximum allowable widths for the fields.

 


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Note

The Service Bureau’s  Option A software saves report data in the proper format. Some third-party software is also able to save your data in that format, but the correct format might not be the “default” choice in the software.

 

 

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