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Creating Format Files
Format files contain these types of records.
• Format header
• Text fields
• Non-printable text fields
• Bar code fields
• Field options
• Constant text overlays
• Lines and/or boxes.
1. Using an ASCII text editor, create a file to hold your format
information.
2. Place a left brace { on line 1. Go to the next line. Do not
put a space after the brace.
3. Find the Format Header on the Format Worksheet.
Type all values from boxes F1 through F8 on line 2 in your
file as follows.
• Place the F from box F1 at the very beginning of the
line. Do not place a space or any other character
before the F.
• Enter all information in capital letters (except phrases in
quotes).
• Place commas between all values.
• Make sure you have 8 items in line 2.
• Do not forget the double quotes around item 8.
• Place a split vertical bar at the end of line 2.
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