fixed field
|
Lines of text in a text file that are formatted to strict rules regarding which columns values are entered in to.
In previous versions of ESTRY and TUFLOW all text input was in fixed field format. These formats are still supported, and are still used in a few instances as documented in this manual. Refer to previous manuals for the full documentation on fixed field input.
The following notation is used to define the type and width of the columns. “A” indicates a text (character string), “I” an integer, “F” a decimal or real number and “X” an unused single character space. For example, (A2, 3A1, 2I5, 5X, F10.0), indicates that input along the line starting at column 1 is a two character text (A2) followed by three single characters, then two integers over five columns each, five unused spaces and finally a decimal number over the next ten columns.
The location of the text, integer or decimal number can occur anywhere within the columns designated.
|