From 275e204f5ff322dd53802ddd7c63972d27801aec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Expo on server <expo@expo.survex.com> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 22:08:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added not about online form - online edit of handbook/survey/getin.htm --- handbook/survey/getin.htm | 16 ++-------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/handbook/survey/getin.htm b/handbook/survey/getin.htm index 6dce1fe97..4c9cfba6f 100644 --- a/handbook/survey/getin.htm +++ b/handbook/survey/getin.htm @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ on the expo laptop. These instructions assume that you are using the expo laptop <h3>Where to put your data</h3> +<p style="margin:4%">[These instructions pre-date the online form and describe typing using a text editor. Use the online form! But the content of the survex file is the same. This page will be edited to specifically describe using the form when time permits.] <p>Where to put your data: <b>If in doubt, ask!</b>. These instructions assume that you are typing it in on the <em>expo laptop</em>. (You can do it fom your own @@ -79,19 +80,6 @@ template in the past, try not to do this yourself. <li>All filenames to be in lower case. Capital letters in filenames can still (in 2022) cause hassle when moving between Linux and Windows. (This includes suffix letters for cave entrances: it is "87a" NOT "87A".) -<!-- I think we can dispense with this now - DL -<li>Filenames: Because Survex is used on different sorts of computer, it is -best to use filenames which won't get changed when the files are moved -between systems. On a PC this means using xxxxxxxx.SVX, where "xxxxxxxx" is a -name of letters, numbers and maybe the underscore character, with a maximum -length of eight. On an Acorn machine, the equivalent filename is -"xxxxxxxx/SVX", and should have a filetype of "Text". Note that this must be -kept in an image filing system such as SparkFS (.ZIP), X-files or DOSFS -(which is most logical) to avoid truncation. I know Windows lets you have -long meaningful names, but these tend to get lost on DOS floppies, or when -moved to other machines. For directories (=folders), use a maximum of eight -characters with no extension.--> - <li>No filenames starting with "-" or "!". <li>No colons in filenames. @@ -201,7 +189,7 @@ caves/204/swings/ermintrude.svx. --> *date 2004.08.32 ;date the survey was done *team Insts John Doe *team Notes Amalthea Jones -*team Tape Amalthea Jonese +*team Tape Amalthea Jones ; ref.: 2004 #999 ; the #number is on the clear pocket containing the original notes.