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Maybe. If the file was created using Option A and it passes the software's validation function, then you should submit the file.

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In addition to Option A files, files produced by third-party software that comply with our specifications and have passed validation with Option C, should be submitted.

The format for Option A or Option C text files was designed to make it easy to extract the data into a database. The format was not designed to make it easy for humans to read.

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Different forms will have different numbers of fields. For a more detailed description of our text file format see the Text File Specifications section.

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