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Decimal placesMaximum field
length
(C)haracter or
(N)umeric data
Field
000040CBlock name
000006CManufacturer
000015CModel
002006NCost
You can create any number of template files, depending on how you'll use
the data. Each line of a template file specifies one field to be written in the
attribute extraction file.
Follow these additional guidelines:
Be sure to place a space between the attribute tag and the character or
numeric data. Use Spacebar, not Tab, to enter the space.
Press Enter at the end of each line, including the last line.
Each attribute extraction template file must include at least one attribute
tag field, but the same field can appear only once in the file.
The following is a sample template file.
BL:NAME C008000 (Block name, 8 characters)
BL:X N007001 (X coordinate, format nnnnnn.d)
BL:Y N007001 (Y coordinate, format nnnnnn.d)
SUPPLIER C016000 (Manufacturer's name, 16 characters)
MODEL C009000 (Model number, 9 characters)
PRICE N009002 (Unit price, format nnnnnnnn.dd)
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