FileFormats

File Formats

Notes

This definition of file contents is updated to the V5.2 level. The Parameter VERSION is 12.

For the archive format see [ArchiveFormat]. For definition of Export and Import formats see [ExportImportFormat]. For settings files see [ConfigurationFile].

Version 12 Highlight

The singular END keyword formerly used universally is replaced by END$SEGS, END$SIGNAL, END$BLOCK, END$TRACKS and END$MESSAGE.

Text for the NOTE and CAR objects is a quoted string on the object definition line rather than lines after the object line terminated with an END.

Added WebLink and Document Note types.

Parameter files can contain a VERSION record - this sets the groundwork for future enhancements. Parameter files without a VERSION are taken as being universal (pre-V12).

CharSet and Line Terminations

All text files (Params, Demos, Layouts, ...) use the UTF-8 CharSet and Unix-style line termination (single new-line character, no carriage returns). ASCII is a subset of UTF-8.

Some editors will output the Unicode Replacement Character
U+FFFD (UTF-8 0xEF 0xBF 0xBD) which displays as a white question mark over a black diamond. These must be replaced by the correct character.

Definitions

Scale Definition File: [ScaleDefinition]
Layout File: [LayoutFile]
Layout Elements: [LayoutElements]
Compound Elements: [CompoundElements]