Mailhandlers Data Guidelines

MEDIA

• Online Delivery
• CD/DVD
• Zip Disks

We can accept a variety of other media types, please contact us if your preferred method is not listed.

FILE TYPES

• DBF Files: This is a standard database file.
• Text Files
  • Tab-Delimited or Comma-Delimited: Header should be first record, or a file layout should be included with data.
  • Fixed Field File: A record layout including field lengths must be included with this type of file.
  • Excel File: We can receive files in excel format but it is not the preferred file type. Excel can cause issues with numeric fields as well as inserting strange characters when text has been wrapped within a field. If sending excel please be sure that there is no wrapping with fields.