Re: PPASINP
Leo Barhorst (leobarhorst@pi.net)
Thu, 29 Aug 1996 20:42:30 +0200
Jim Varney wrote:
>
> Bart wrote:
>
> >I'm not sure if it's possible or useful, but SatFlash users may find it
> >useful to have a default extension of '.OBS'. [Try out SatFlash sometime,
> >Jim, and you'll see what I mean]
>
> No problem. I'll add .OBS to .TXT as one of the standard extensions in
> the Save File dialog box.
>
> >What would the DRA observers think about this (new) format:
> >
> >82- 40 J 95-01-29 01:52:55.55 BDP -30.3138 -97.8661 1234 45
> >
> >COSPAR DATE TIME 1ST OBS LATITUDE LONGIT. HEIGHT NUMBER OF TIMINGS
> > FLASH ER
> > VER
> >
> >
> >where negative longitudes are west of Greenwich, height is in meter.
>
> The above looks fine to me.
>
> >The rest of the format is the same, i.e.:
> > 0.00 0
> > 18.09 1
> > 37.51 2
> > 56.43 3
> > 74.77 4
> > 92.55 5
> >112.45 6
> >131.68 7
> >149.52 8
> >169.10 9
> >186.97 10
> ^^^^^^^^^^
> This is the part I was hoping we might change. Something like
>
> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
> 0 0.00 12.34 56.78 90.12 9.34 12.34 56.78 90.12 9.34 12.34
> 1 90.12 12.34 56.78 90.12 17.68 12.34 56.78 56.78 56.78 12.34
> 2 12.34 12.34 56.78 90.12 88.54 12.34 56.78 90.12 56.78 12.34
>
> would make the reports more compact. With this format, 30 timings takes
> up only three lines plus a couple more for the header. The existing format
> uses up more than 30 lines. Just something I've noticed: one or two DRA
> obs takes up more than one screenfull and it is mostly white space. It
> cries out for a more compact format.
>
> Would this be worthwhile?
>
> -- Jim
It certainly would!!
See my message with DRA obs earlier this week.
Sometimes I time as much as 100 flashes, so the list can become very long.
Haven't had time yet to try out again the program PPASINP, but whit the defaults in it I
certainly will use this great program
Greetings
Leo Barhorst