[Fwd: How to customize the ascii output format?]

[Joe McLean <joe.mclean@xxxxxxxx>]

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Joe McLean wrote:

> Hi Ding,
>
> I just checked some different formats, and I think you are right, the LAS is using std_list.jnl.  If
> that is the case, and you are using custom.pl to access the data, then one solution is to use the
> insitu_operations.xml, and create a new method to format the data exactly as you wish.
>
> Joe
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Joe McLean wrote:
>
> > Hi Ding,
> >
> > Before we go further with this, please send me a copy of your server/log/GenericLAS_debug.txt
> > file.  If you are using the custom insitu code and the insitu_operations.xml as I think you are,
> > I don't think your LAS is running std_list.jnl.  I believe the format below is from a subroutine
> > in the insitu custom.pl code.  I can tell from the debug file.
> >
> > Joe
> > ------------------------------------------
> >
> > Chi Ding wrote:
> >
> > >   Hi everybody
> > >        I'm running a LAS site for mooring data. Right now the ascii data
> > > output
> > > for one variable is in the format like below
> > >
> > >
> > >              VARIABLE : WIND_SPEED (m/second)
> > >              FILENAME : sb3.nc
> > >              FILEPATH : /home/local/ferret/go/
> > >              BAD FLAG :  -99999.00
> > >              SUBSET   : 145 points (TIME)
> > >              LONGITUDE: 30W
> > >              LATITUDE : 40N
> > >              Z (meters): 0
> > > coordinates     30W
> > > 28-SEP-2003 00  6.919
> > > 28-SEP-2003 01  7.104
> > > 28-SEP-2003 02  7.295
> > > 28-SEP-2003 03  7.928
> > > 28-SEP-2003 04  7.701
> > > 28-SEP-2003 05  8.061
> > > 28-SEP-2003 06  7.856
> > > 28-SEP-2003 07  8.169
> > > 28-SEP-2003 08  8.586
> > > 28-SEP-2003 09  8.416
> > > 28-SEP-2003 10  9.327
> > > 28-SEP-2003 11  8.478
> > > 28-SEP-2003 12  9.028
> > > 28-SEP-2003 13  8.879
> > > 28-SEP-2003 14  9.013
> > >
> > >    I need to modify the output format
> > >    1) customize the header, get rid of the Z(meters) information
> > >    2) add some customized words into the header
> > >    3) list the dat using the following format, ideally tab seperated
> > >
> > >       Day.Hour(local)   Year_Day   Wind_Speed(m/sec)   Wind_Direction(deg)
> > >       9/25/03 0:00       131.23    4.2                 32
> > >       9/25/03 1:00       131.27    3.8                 30
> > >
> > >   After reading Ferret.pl, I found the output ascii data is produced by std_list.jnl
> > > file, using the statements
> > >
> > >     REPEAT/l=($lmin):($lmax):`lchunk` REPEAT/k=($kmin):($kmax):`kchunk`
> > > REPEAT/j=($jmin):($jmax):`jchunk`
> > >  (list/append/file($format)/j=`j`:`jtop`/k=`k`:`ktop`/l=`l`:`ltop` ($theVar); CANC MEM/ALL)
> > >
> > >    Now my question is how to customize the ascii output data? I have two options to choose.
> > >    1) use Ferret to generate the output I need? Is it possible? Or is it difficult?
> > >    2) use the  Ferret script and the same  ascii output. However, modify Ferret.pl, use perl
> > > to work on the ferret ascii output data and generate the output I want?
> > >    Anybody can help me? Any information will be appreciated.
> > >    Thanks a lot, Ding
> > >
> > >