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Database format

Mailsort Database - Fixed Field Width Format

The Mailsort database files have been zipped. For more information on Zip files, Click Here.

Database Files

Filename Record Size
MSORTA.DAT 11
MSORTB.DAT 86
MSORTC.DAT 14
MSORTD.DAT 52
MECHB.DAT 86

All of the above files are supplied in Fixed Field Width Format. Each field is fixed width and therefore occupies the same position within records.

The records in each file are terminated by Carriage Return (ASCII: 13) and Line Feed (ASCII: 10) characters.

Please Note:

The MECHB.DAT file (for line listings) is only to be used by customers sending Mailsort 700 or Mailsort 120 mailings.

Also included in the Zip File:

README.TXT is a detailed format description of the Mailsort database files.