1. Complete data file; containing the entire Clearinghouse database in a truncated file format (see below) through the month and year selected

2. Monthly Updates; only the records in the month and year selected

• SDF (Space Delimited - UNIX)
  This file format is a fixed width, with a UNIX-style line feed character

• SDF (Space Delimited)
  This file format is a fixed width, with a standard RETURN character on each line

• CSV (Comma Delimited)
  Quotation marks around each field value with the select data elements separated by commas. Sometimes used for spreadsheets and databases

• TAB (TAB delimited)
  The same file as CSV, only a tab character separates the fields, and without quotation marks. Commonly used by spreadsheets and databases.

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