STAR*NET V6 - Circe

Defining Format Styles
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A file named “STAR6.FMT” is located in the STAR*NET install directory. It contains
several built-in format styles which are used by the Reformatter utility, and also for
output formats selected in the Project Options/Other Files dialog. The file can be edited
with any text editor, or it can also be edited within the Reformatter utility be pressing the
“Edit Format Style File” button. Therefore if you know the basic elements of this
definition file, you can then edit it to change any of the current formatting styles, or add
new formatting styles of your own.
The “STAR6.FMT” file can have any number of definition lines. Each line has three
major parts: the format style title, the 2D/3D indicator, and the formatting definition.
Each section is separated from the next by a colon character.
1. The title includes all the text to the left of the first “:” character and is limited to 22
characters. The title for each line is the text that appears in the selection list.
2. A “2D” or “3D” code follows the first “:” character. It indicates whether the format
is to be used for a 2D or a 3D project. If no indicator is entered, the format style will
be used for both 2D and 3D projects.
3. The portion of the line to the right of the second “:” character is the formatting
definition. It contains a combination of special characters that tell the Reformatter
utility how to format the new coordinate file. Below are five simple format style
lines which illustrate style titles, 2D/3D indicators and format definitions.
Comma Separated :2d :p,n,e,d
Comma Separated :3d :p,n,e,z,d
Space Separated :2d :p n e d
Space Separated :3d :p n e z d
Northing & Easting : :p n e
There are three named styles defined in the example above. The first two have separate
formats for 2D and 3D projects. The last named style has no 2D/3D indicator entered,
and therefore the same format will be used for both 2D and 3D projects.
When entering 2D and 3D formats for a style, be sure to spell the two style names
exactly the same or they will be interpreted as separate styles!
Spaces following a style name is ignored as well as spaces before and after the 2D/3D
indicator. This allows you to “line” up the formats to make them more readable in the
STAR6.FMT file as illustrated above. Any spaces following the second “:” character are
not ignored, however. They are considered part of the format definition and will cause
spaces to be published in the formatted output.
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