The Quote Extract Records

Numerous different types of records are interfaced to the document composition application. However, they all share a common structure:

• The first 4 bytes are called the Printer Key. This field is a record type used by the document composition application quote template.
• The next X bytes are called the Sort Key. This field is used to ensure the various records used to construct a printed quote appear in the correct order in the interface file.
• The next 12 bytes are called the Mailing Key. This field is used to control the order in which the formatted quotes are printed.
• The remaining bytes contain the Quote Information that appears on the printed quote. The type of information differs for each type of record.

The topics in this section describe each component.