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Types Of Media That We Can Accept

• CD-ROM (IBM Format)
• Zip Disks (up to 100 Mb, IBM or Mac Format)
• FTP Retrievable Files
• E-mail Attached file (PKZip or WINZip)
• 3-1/2" Floppy Diskettes (IBM Format)

Types Of Logical Datafiles That We Can Accept

• Standard ASCII CSV files (comma or tab separated values)
• Nonstandard delimited ASCII & EBCDIC files
• All blocked & unblocked fixed field record formats
• Microsoft Word & Excel files
• SGML Databases
• MARC (Library of Congress) databases
• Many proprietary Bell System databases
• IBM blocked variable EBCDIC files
• All files that are sent as an attachment to e-mail must be in a 'PKZip' or 'WINZip' compressed format.

How To Name Your Datafile

• The files should be named so that they relate to the contents and the name of the institution who sent them.
• Please try to limit file names to 8 characters plus a 3 character extension. This procedure ensures that the file will be compatible across many platforms.

How To Send Your Files

• If you are sending physical media such a cd-rom, diskettes, or tape reels, please mail to:

  PageCentre, Inc.
  4515 South Lakeshore Drive, Suite 101
  Tempe, Arizona 85282

• If you are sending data via email, please email to:
  pagctr1@pagecentre.com

  Note:

  • Please be sure to compress your datafile using pkzip or winzip and attach to your email.
  • Please inlcude in your email message complete detail regarding the file:
    • Description of the file
    • Indiction whether data is Test or Production
    • Name of sender with Phone number
    • Number of records or listings in file
    • Total size of file
• If you are sending data via FTP, please call Production Manager for instructions at:

(480) 838-8300