====== File Source Settings (GeoSoft) ======

This tutorial describes how to import data from ASCII format (GeoSoft) files. The tutorial is one step of the “Add Data Wizard” and explains only the file source settings.


==== Step 1. ====

In the “Add data Wizard” when browsing to a local ASCII format file the button Source Settings are available.\\
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**The ASCII Source Settings** are used to set the parameters of data files with column information in comment lines in a general header and files that are possibly line interspersed.

**Column Name Line**: Choose the number of the line that contains information about the column names.\\
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**Comment Lines**: Write the character that defines Comment Lines.\\
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**Null Character**: Write the character for Null Values.\\
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**Decimal Separator**: Choose whether the Decimal Separator is a dot or comma.\\
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**Data Separator**: Choose whether the data are separated with "Space/Tabular" or a specific character.\\
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**GeoSoft Lines Interspersed**: Check on the box if your data are Line Interspersed.\\
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**Read more lines**: If you press this button the software loads more data in the preview.

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**Line Interspersed**: If your data are gathered and sorted by columns and then placed at intervals defined by for example lines. See example on figure 1.

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<font inherit/inherit;;#3498db;;inherit>Figure 1. Line Interspersed data file.</font>

**See examples 1 and 2 below:**

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Example 1 (below). Line interspersed data set with the column information in line 1.\\
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The comment lines start with "/", the null character is blank, and the data are separated with commas.

Example 2 (below). Line interspersed data set with the column information in line 6.\\
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The comment lines start with "/", the null character is a "*", and the data are tabular separated.