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Fixed Width Values Text File

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Summary

Name
Fixed Width Values Text File
Identifiers
  • MIME: text/plain
  • PUID: x-fmt/110
Format type
Text (Structured)
Description
In a fixed-width text file, data is contained in columns that are of a fixed width (meaning that each column contains a certain number of character positions). Data that does not fill the width of the column is padded with filler characters, which are usually spaces or zeroes. Sometimes, your fixed-width text file uses special characters to visually delineate one column from the next.
Format encoding
Text
Note
https://help.seagullscientific.com/2019/en/Content/DB_Types_FixedWidth.htm#:~:text=In%20a%20fixed%2Dwidth%20text,are%20usually%20spaces%20or%20zeroes.
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Changelog

  • V120

    Release date
    25 February 2025

    • Updated

      Fixed Width Values Text File: New description and notes added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2024. Submitted by Brigham Young University.