For input/output of the coordinate list and measured data list, a freely defined text format is used. The format prescription can be defined in Settings->Input/Output coordinatess format and Settings->Input/output format of measurement .
You can define the format in a multi-line editing window..
Even though the GROMA program does not formally recognize the input format from the output format, both formats have some specific features which will be described separately.
Input / Output format is formed by two types of data:
Data items symbols
Symbols instead of which the GROMA program writes the pertinent values (point number, coordinates, etc.) in the final format line.
Alphanumeric characters
The program will simply copy them in the final line (separating spaces, comas, tabulator, etc.).
The alphanumeric characters are only copied in the output file during formatting. These are usually the separating characters (spaces, comas, tabulators, etc.).
All the alphanumeric characters, besides the characters Tabulator and "<", can be written directly in the format prescription. The reason is the special function of these characters (tabulator moves you from the format editor to the buttons in the dialog window, and the character "<" serves to define the data item symbols). For this reason, these special characters must be written in a special way:
Tabulator: "\t"
Broken brackets (<>): "<<"