Acceptable Data Specifications

Supported Input Media
CD,CDR,CDRW DVD
Iomega Jaz 1/2G Iomega Zip 100/250M
4mm DAT DSS 1-4 Floppy Diskette
DLT IIIXT (15/30GB) DLT IV (20/40GB)
9-Track Tape
Formatting:
Unblocked, Fixed Block, IBM Variable Block
Maximum Block Size:
32,767 bytes
Maximum Record Size:
4,096 bytes
Labels:
Unlabeled, or IBM Standard Labels
Character Set:
ASCII or EBCDIC
Fixed-Length Blocks
Supported File Formats
Fixed-Length Records
Character Delimited (Quoted)
dBase I-IV, V (.dbf)
Microsoft Access (.MDB) file (any ver.)
Lotus 1-2-3 Workbook
Microsoft Excel Workbook (any ver.)
Supported Compression/Archive Formats
Common Windows/DOS formats:
Zip, ARC, LHA, RAR, ARJ, ACE
Common MacOS formats:
.sit, .sea, .hqx, .bin
Common UNIX formats:
.gz, .bz2, .Z
Supported File Transfer Protocols
File Transfers over the Internet via ftp at ftp.hfdirect.com with assigned login
MIME compliant
Email attachments to data@hfdirect.com
Direct modem-to-modem file transfer
Notes
Please be sure to include a record layout if applicable
Please include sample records for data verification
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