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3.13. - Standard Data-File Format



The data files created by the macros have a simple format. The files are ASCII. Control lines in the file begin with a # followed by a upper-case letter. Other lines are blank or contain scan data.

The control conventions are:
 Code   Parameters   Description 
 #C   comment   Comments inserted by many of the standard macros. 
 #D   date   A string representing the current date, in the format Wed May 4 23 
 #E   seconds   The UNIX epoch at the time the file was opened. 
 #F   filename   The name by which the file was opened. 
 #G   parameters   The contents of the geometry parameter array G[]. 
 #L   labels   Labels for the data columns. 
 #M   counts   If counting to monitor counts, the number of counts. 
 #N   columns   The number of columns of data that follow. 
 #O0   motor names   The names of the first 8 motors. 
 #O1   motor names   The names of the second 8 motors, etc. 
 #P0   motor positions   The starting positions of the first 8 motors. 
 #P1   motor positions   The starting positions of the second 8 motors, etc. 
 #Q   H K L   The starting values of a scan in reciprocal space. 
 #R   results   Results from various pl_anal() operations optionally printed at the conclusion of a scan. 
 #S   number   A new scan having scan number number follows, normally preceded by a blank line. 
 #T   seconds   If counting to time, the time used. 
 #U      Reserved for user. 
 #X   setpoint   The temperature setpoint. 



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