[therion] problem with staggered data format

[Olly Betts]

On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 02:53:30AM +0000, Wookey wrote:

>> I've got a file with data in like this:
>>
>> data normal station ignore ignore ignore ignore newline tape compass clino
>>
>> 1       6       6       20      1
>>          12.6    179     -39
>> 2       4       8       25      2
>>          20.5    266     +04
>> 3       4       4       3       2       # cairn
>>
>> 2       -       -       -       -
>>           22.6    114     -01
>> 4       2       7+      15      2
>>           16.4    158     0.5
>> 5       4       6       12      2       #cairn
>>         18.3    230     -08
>>
>> This goes wrong at the line
>>  2  -  -  -  -
>> with the error:
>> therion: error -- terikan/elevator.th [56] -- invalid gradient reading -- -


Perhaps it doesn't understand you've started a new "string" of readings?

Although I'd probably expect "invalid compass reading" if it was trying
to parse "2 - - - -" as "tape compass clino".  Or something like "too
many readings".

Cheers,
    Olly