Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Ranger User Manual - Manual (Page 43)

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Description Files
A Description File is used to automate the task of entering
descriptions for points when they are stored. They are especially
useful when the same description is used frequently.
A description file is a text file containing a list of the descriptions that
you will want to use with a particular job. The file itself is usually
created on a PC, using any ASCII text editor such as Notepad, which
is included with Microsoft Windows. It should then saved using any
file name and the .txt extension and then transferred to the data
collector.
It is important to realize that when you use a more sophisticated
application, such as a word processor to create a description file, you
must be careful how the file is saved. By default, a word processor
will store additional non-ASCII data in a file making it incompatible
as a description file. However this can be avoided if you use the Save
As… option from your word processor and choose a Text Only file
format.
Description files can be created in two different formats; one includes
codes and the other does not. The chosen format determines how
descriptions are entered. Each format is described below.
Description Files without Codes
A description file that does not contain codes is simply a list of the
descriptions that you will want to use in a job. The content of a
sample description file, without codes, is shown here.
The following rules apply to description files without codes:
• Each line in the file contains a single description.
• A single description can contain a maximum of 16
characters (including spaces).
• Descriptions do not need to be arranged in alphabetical order.
(Survey Pro does that for you.)
• Descriptions are not case sensitive.