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Getting Started with Format Manager-1.1.0en
Quick Tour II - Creating a Leica GSI16 Output - Thematical Codes
ØDouble click on the variable to access the Formatting options
for export variable dialog box.
ØSet the format options as shown below.
Note that when you choose to right align a variable you
can choose between a space or zero as the fill
character. For GSI formats, the fill character will
always be zero.
ØClick OK.
The next character is a + sign immediately after the Blocknumber
(GSI) export variable.
ØEnter a +.
The remainder of the export variables in this line are the Code ID and
Attribute values 1, 2 and 3 all have the same format.
They are all Right aligned, with a Length of 16, a Precision of 0
and use the Fill Character of 0.
Remember that it is possible to set the default format values for
export variables.
ØFrom the Options menu or from the Toolbar select Defaults
ØSet the format options as shown below. Ensure to click the Use
for every new format option.
Instead of setting the length of the variable to be 16,
you could also set the length of the variable to be 8 and
then enter 00000000 as text. The output would be
exactly the same.