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Data Transfer Media Sheet
Please Note: These are guidelines for the most efficient way to submit your data to Premier for processing. We may be able to handle specifications outside these guidelines; however, these exceptions are subject to additional charges.
Any questions, call us: we're ready to help you get your data ready!
713-868-6300 Ask for Kellie.
Always include a record layout of your data (see 'Typical record layout' box below)
I. Email
data@premiercompany.com - Please include your company name, project description, layout and salesperson.
II.Diskettes
IBM 3.5" High-density (1.44 MB)
III. High-Capacity Storage
Iomega Zip Drive IBM 100MB
IV. Magnetic Tape
9 Track, 1600 or 6250 BPI ASCII or EBCDIC. Please include the Block size and Record length along with the record layout.
V. Internet
To setup a FTP account, call 713-868-6300, ask for Kellie. We would prefer FTP to be used for regular scheduled (daily/weekly) jobs. Always let your Premier Representative know the time and name of the file you're uploading to the FTP site.
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TYPICAL RECORD LAYOUT
| FIELD NAME | LENGTH | COLUMN |
| Prefix | 5 | 1 |
| First | 20 | 6 |
| Last | 20 | 26 |
| Suffix | 20 | 46 |
| Company | 40 | 66 |
| Street2 | 40 | 106 |
| Street | 40 | 146 |
| City | 20 | 186 |
| State | 2 | 206 |
| Zip | 10 | 208 |
| Country | 20 | 218 |
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I. DBase files
II. ASCII (Character-Delimited, i.e. comma, tab, etc) typical file extensions: .ASC .TXT .CSV
Example of Comma Delimited File
"ACA","ALDRIDGE","","ALITA","D","L.Ac.","3731 STOCKER ST., STE. 210","LOS ANGELE?
"ACA","EBERSTEIN","","JOCELYNE","","L.Ac.","10780 SANTA MONICA, 210","LOS ANGELE?
"ACA","MIGDALI","","ILAN","","L.Ac.","7080 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., STE 1012","HOLLYWOOD?
"ACA","GELBARD","","SHANA","","L.Ac.","8635 W THIRD ST., 585","LOS ANGELES","CA"
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III. ASCII (Fixed Field Length) typical file name .TXT
Example of Fixed Field Length File
| Christian Alexis Darland | 915 N | Hartwell Waukesha | WI | 53186 |
| Lawrence R Good | 2717 E High St | Urbana | CA | 61801-4623 |
| Joshua P Allan | 310 De Neve Dr #H-11 | Los Angeles | CA | 90054-8319 |
| Errol R Watson | P O Box 89094 | San Diego | CA | 92138 |
| John K Dumanske | 82 Central Ave | Redwood City | CA | 94061 |
| Frank Gordon-Quiroga | 3955 Seventeenth St Apt 21 | San Francisco | CA | 94114 |
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IV. Microsoft Excel or Access. (Office 97 & 2000)
Mail merge: Letters to be merged with data should be prepared using Microsoft Word. Otherwise, please provide an electronic version of your letter text with a printed sample of how it should look. |
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