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Getting Started with Format Manager-1.1.0en
Quick Tour I - Creating a Report Style Output
When you select an Export Formatstring, the Insert
export variable dialog box becomes active. This
allows the different variables you need for a format file
to be chosen.
The first variable needed in this format file is the Point ID (Target)
variable.
ØScroll the list box to find the Point ID
(Target) variable. Select this variable either
by double clicking on it, or by highlighting it
and then pressing Insert.
The Point Id (Target) variable will appear in the Edit-View.
In the Format String Preview screen you can see how this
variable will look when the format file is used (Format Manager uses
a dummy point ID value).
Export Variables that have been selected are shown
in the Edit-View with << >> brackets.
For this format file, we only require 6 characters of the point ID to be
output. (No point ID in our surveyed data has more than 6
characters). We also require the point ID data to be left aligned.
ØDouble click on the Point ID (Target) export variable in the Edit-
View. The Formatting options for export variable dialog box will
appear.
Note that because Point ID (Target) is a String (text)
variable, the Representation, Sign, and Alternate
Format options are grey. These settings only apply to
Floating Point (numerical) variables such as grid or
geodetic coordinates.