[Therion] convert excel to therion

[Andrew Atkinson]

Instead of using CSV, there is also a lesser used format tsv, tab spaced variables.) 

Exporting as tsv and then opening in a text editor saves the search and replace part.

Andrew
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On 21 December 2022 07:45:47 GMT, Tarquin Wilton-Jones via Therion <therion at speleo.sk> wrote:
>Step 1 would be to get the data out of Excel and into a text-based
>format. Axel suggests copy & paste, which works very well.
>Alternatively, in Excel, use "Save as" to save it as a CSV file. Then
>open the CSV file in a text editor that has a find-&-replace function,
>and replace all commas with spaces. Save the file as something.th
>
>It's entirely up to you which approach you would prefer.
>
>Step 2 is to add in the basic Therion wrapper that Axel suggested.
>
>Cheers,
>Tarquin
>
>> u have to wrap it around some basic Therion code (survey/ centerline).
>> As ure question suggest u have not worked before with Therion u might
>> want to have a look at one of the dokumentations listet here:
>> https://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/doku.php
>> u want something like:
>>   survey 1
>>     centerline
>>       date jjjj.mm.dd
>>       data normal from to length compass clino left right up down
>>       1.1  1.2  7.74  331  3.7  1.9  6.4  2  0
>>       (copy&paste)
>>       ...
>>     endcenterline
>>   endsurvey
>> in a text file saved as *.th
>> as stated before, pls have a look at the dokumentation. There are plenty
>> listed: e.g. a step by step one for cavers:
>> https://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/tfc
>>  
>> Axel
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