You use the Format Definition Manager to define import file formats, and export file formats. A format definition can both be used for coordinate import, and for coordinate export.
- Definition Name
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Name of the format definition.
- Default File Extension When Exporting Coordinate Files
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Specifies the default extension for the export files that are created using the format definition.
- Parse By Positions
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Defines a file format where the values are stored in columns of fixed width.
- Properties
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Specifies which values you import, and their position in the import file. For information about the values, see Format Definition: Point Attributes.
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Determines the position of the value, using the display in the Preview Coordinate File pane. Select the value, click the icon, and highlight the value in the Preview Coordinate File pane.
- From/ To
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Specifies the position of the value in the import file.
- Parse With Separators
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Defines a file format where the values are separated by a character.
- Properties
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Specifies which values you import, and the sequence of the values in the import file. For information about the values, see Format Definition: Point Attributes.
- Separator
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Specifies the separator, such as !
- Index
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Specifies the order of the values in the import file. For example, first value is the identifier, second the easting coordinate. For example, use a unique index for the selected values, such as 0, 1, 2, 3.
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Determines the order of the values. Click the icon next to the value, and click the value in the Preview Coordinate File pane.
- Preview Coordinate File
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Displays the first lines of the first import file.
- Open
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Opens a coordinate file for preview. For example, if you want to define multiple format definitions.
- Show Entire File
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Displays all lines of the selected import file. For example, if the first lines do not contain any data, but only comments.
- Exclude Lines Which Start With (Comments)
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Specifies a key that indicates the lines that you do not want to import. For example, if your import file contains comment lines that start with a special character, such as *.
- Includes Lines Which Start With (Coordinates)
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Specifies a key that indicates lines that you want to import. If you select this option, only the lines that start with that key will be imported. For example, if your import file contains both coordinates, and other measurements, you specify the key for coordinates, such as K.
- Save/ Save As
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Saves the format definition file (*.def).