Table of Contents
File structure
The price list information is provided in altogether 11 files. All files must be combined in a ZIP file on delivery. All files must be contained in the ZIP file on delivery.
File names in the ZIP file
| File name | Contents |
|---|---|
| Head.Dat | General information about the manufacturer and the price list, as well as a definition of the cylinder and prism groups. Furthermore, all parameters occurring on one occasion only are defined here. |
| LensType.Dat | Specification of base lenses. The products are identified by an unambiguous manufacturer code. |
| LensRange.Dat | Production deliverability ranges of products and product combinations. |
| LensGeo.Dat | Description of the position of lens reference points and lines per base lens. |
| LensPrice.Dat | Base lens prices for various power ranges and deliverability options. |
| Options.Dat | Specification of additional extra charges, processes and color groups. The products are identified by an unambiguous manufacturer code. |
| OptionsColor.Dat | Specification of the various single colors per color product |
| OptionsPrice.Dat | Prices of additional processes and high or prismatic powers. |
| Combination.Dat | Information about restricted combinability of additional processes |
| Information.Dat | Additional product information |
| OeCodes.Dat | Erfa codes and OPC codes for lenses and coatings |
| OrderOptions.Dat | List of fields that must or can be specified in a lens order |
| ProductGroup.dat | Serves to combine lenses and options into a product group. |
| CodeSubstitution.Dat | Allocation of old, invalid IT codes to new IT codes. |
| BaseCurve.Dat | Deliverable ranges for base curves |
Definition of file names in the ZIP file
The name of the ZIP file is defined as follows:
ManufacturerCode-manufacturerSubcode-languageVersion-countryCode-ValidFrom-Version.zip
Example: HLD-IGA-DE-DE-20040401-1.zip
The version simply is a serial number starting with 1.
If no manufacturer subcode is available, this code is deleted.
Example: HLD–DE-DE-20040401-1.zip
The code for the language version is defined according to ISO 639-1 Alpha-2.
Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639
The two-digit country code is defined according to ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-2.
Also see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166_Kodierliste
Manufacturer-specific files
It is possible that the existing definition of the deliverability display is not sufficient for a certain delivery line of a manufacturer. In such a case, manufacturer-specific data formats can be integrated.
However, no manufacturer-specific files have been defined so far.