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Appendix B. Choosing the File Type
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CUSTOM LINEAR
Data file format with 2 structure elements (LOCATION and
POINT)
STRUCTURE:
CUSTOM LINEAR
EXAMPLE OF A CUSTOM LINEAR FILE
Pipe with 4 test locations
A “200 P 451301” pipe shows corrosion. A measurement of
remaining wall thickness should be made for 4 locations: “MS
1” to “MS 4”, each having 3 measurement points.
EACH LOCATION MUST BE GIVEN A NAME BY THE USER
EACH LOCATION WILL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF POINTS AS
SET BY THE USER WHEN FILE IS CREATED
Convention:
Element Number Descriptor
FILE NAME 1 (per file) 32 alphanumeric
characters
LOCATION 1 - 999 16 alphanumeric characters
POINT 1 - 999 Sequentially numbered
File Name: 200 P 4513 01
Location: MS 1 MS 2 MS 3 MS 4
Point: 1111
2222
3333
Loc 1
Point 1 Point
n
Loc 2
Point 1 Point
n
Loc k
Point 1 Point
n
MS 1 MS 2 MS 3 MS 4
31
2
200 P 4513 01