• General file categories:

  Frame based	Includes Type 1000 and Type 2000 files.
  Record based	Includes Type 3000, Type 5000, and CSV files.
  Free form	Includes most XML files.

• The standard way of transferring data depends on the file type:

  Frame based	Data buffer.
  Record based	Table
  Free form	Special case, usually custom built (not covered in this module).