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SAFR/Special Ed Strip File Format

Strip File Details

Strip files are text files with data in the following format:

First Row
 

Start Column Length Contents Example
1 2 Fiscal Year 03
3 1 Report Type A (Annual) or B (Budget)
4 4 District Number, zero-filled on left 0007
8 69 (not used)  
77 4 Control Text "600A"  

All Other Rows
 

Start Column Length Contents Example
1 2 Fiscal Year 03
3 1 Report Type A (Annual) or B (Budget)
4 4 District Number, zero-filled on left 0007
8 4 (not used)  
12 15 Amount--including decimals--but no decimal point 0000000000001999 (for $19.99)
27 1 Positive or Negative Sign relating to the amount + or -
28 15 Account Number 10B000000100000
43 34 (not used)  
77 4 Control Text "600B"  

Be sure the file does not end with a carriage return and blank line.

Example
 

13A9999    
13A9999 000000407215800+10R000000621000 600B
13A9999 000000003627155+27E158000100011 600B