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Catalogue Text File Format

 
The "Catalogue.txt" text file is a listing of the complete database of ENCs organised into the wholesale price groups to which they belong. The format was updated on 1st January 2009 when IC-ENC stopped selling ENCs by unit.
 
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This file follows a standard format, to help you use it flexibly.
 
The file is in plain ASCII with comma separated values (CSV) with DOS end of line delimiters (0x0B, 0x0D). The file is saved using UTF-8 encoding to aid ease of interpretation of the characters used in some cell titles.
 
Overall file format:
 
Record ID Notes
0 Header Appears only once
1 Pricing Group  
2 ENC Cell  
2 ENC Cell  
1 Pricing Group  
2 ENC Cell  
2 ENC Cell  
 
Record 0 (header) format:
 
Field ID Data type Size Format or Value Notes
Record ID Integer 1 0  
Country of origin Text 2 UK  
Date of creation Date 8 DD/MM/YY  
Version number Decimal 5 xx.yy  
Type Integer 1
0 = Full List
1 = Partial list
 
 
Record 1 (Pricing Group) format:
 
Field ID Data type Size Format or Value Notes
Record ID Integer 1 1  
Country Text 255    
Pricing Group Name Text 6 e.g. PTMEDM Alphanumeric
Pricing Group Code Integer 1 1 - 3 1 = Large, 2 = Medium, 3 = Small  
Title Text 255    
South limit Decimal 12 +/-XX.YYYYYYYY Number of decimal places may vary
West limit Decimal 13 +/-XXX.YYYYYYYY
North limit Decimal 12 +/-XX.YYYYYYYY
East limit Decimal 13 +/-XXX.YYYYYYYY
 
Record 2 (ENC Cell) format:
 
Field ID Data type Size Format or Value Notes
Record ID Integer 1 2  
Cell name Text 8 e.g. GB1A2B3C Alphanumeric
Title Text 255    
Edition no Integer 1 - 3 0 - 999 No leading zeros
Edition date Date 8 DD/MM/YY  
Update no Integer 1 - 3 0 - 999 No leading zeros
Update date Date 8 DD/MM/YY  
Usage band Integer 1 1 - 6  
South limit Decimal 12 +/-XX.YYYYYYYY Number of decimal places may vary
West limit Decimal 13 +/-XXX.YYYYYYYY
North limit Decimal 12 +/-XX.YYYYYYYY
East limit Decimal 13 +/-XXX.YYYYYYYY
 
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