Files in the EasyQ file format are expected to be text files. The recommended timezone to be configured is (GMT+011). The input files for the parser are header files (.hdr) describing the data files and the data files themselves (.sen or .dat). The locationId is retrieved from the first part of the filename until the first . If there is a space in the filename without the extension part, the locationId will be taken from the part before the first space.
Structure of the header file
The parser seeks the position in the header file where the variables are defined. This section always starts with 'Data file format' and a separator line. The next line contains the reference to the data file. The parser will ignore the specified the absolute file path but only scan whether the extension .dat or .sen has been provided. After that The lines following the path describe the columns in the data file are described. The following sample illustrates a piece of a typical header section. Each line contains a 1-based column index, followed by the header name, and finally the unit. The parser expected expects fixed column-lengths in this case.
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Data file format --------------------------------------------------------------------- [D:\easyQ\dataeasyq\KLV.dat] 1 Month (1-12) 2 Day (1-31) 3 Year 4 Hour (0-23) 5 Minute (0-59) 6 Second (0-59) 7 VariableX (m/s) .. ... ... --------------------------------------------------------------------- [D:\easyQ\dataeasyq\KLV.sen] 1 Month (1-12) 2 Day (1-31) 3 Year 4 Hour (0-23) 5 Minute (0-59) 6 Second (0-59) |
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