File Naming
File Naming
Various files are made available each month for the PBS Schedule. These files include:
PBS XML version 3
PBS XML version 2.12 (down-converted)
Text extracts (down-converted)
The following naming convention is used for all of these files:
|
Purpose |
Filename |
Zip file |
|---|---|---|
|
V3.x PBS XML |
sch-yyyy-mm-dd-rR.xml |
yyyy-mm-dd-sch-rR.zip |
|
V2.12 PBS XML |
down-yyyy-mm-dd-rR.xml |
yyyy-mm-dd-down-rR.zip |
|
Text Extracts |
file_yyyymmdd.txt |
yyyy-mm-dd-downextracts-vR.zip |
In the above convention, the emphasised words have the following meaning:
|
Value |
Meaning |
Example |
|---|---|---|
|
yyyy |
Year of effective date. |
2017 |
|
mm |
Month of effective date. Always two characters. |
07 |
|
dd |
Day of effective date. Always two characters. |
2017 |
|
R |
Revision number. |
1 |
|
file |
Name of individual file. |
drug |
For example, the files for revision 1 of the July 2017 PBS Schedule are named:
|
Purpose |
Filename |
Zip file |
|---|---|---|
|
V3.x PBS XML |
sch-2017-07-01-r1.xml |
2017-07-01-sch-r1.zip |
|
V2.12 PBS XML |
down-2017-07-01-r1.xml |
2017-07-01-down-r1.zip |
|
Text Extracts |
file_20170701.txt |
2017-07-01-downextracts-v1.zip |