19.2 Comma Delimited (F25)
This file format produces files that are directly 'Importable' to most spread sheet software and
easily readable by dedicated software. This is accomplished thru the following main features:
Items are separated by a comma character.
Each line is prefixed (the very first item on the line) by a
'Line-ID-Number' which is the 'key' to the contents of the line.
File Type: SEQUENTIAL UASCII Text File (Line length varies).
A file consists of 40 lines of "Header" information followed by TEST DATA, Comments etc.
Optional Global Positioning data are stored BEFORE the related FWD/HWD test sequence
data.
Text items
The width of a text field may vary
Most text items are “Quoted“
Numbers
May be preceded and/or padded with spaces
The special Nil value ('No use' number) is written as "N0".
The number of decimals shown are just examples
Units
Temperatures, Pressure, Deflections etc. are stored in EITHER Metric OR English
systems.
Stations
meters,km,miles,feet etc.
Geographic
Decimal degrees. Latitude is positive North. Longitude is positive east. Both are
floating point degrees.
Altitude is meters, always.
Common to ALL lines is the leading Line ID number.
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