RE: file naming

["Michael Gutzwiller" <deepsky@fuse.net>]

It's not well known but Windows (at least since Windows 95 and NT) do not
limit extensions to 3 characters on the hard drive.  There is a current use
of the.fts extension though so I would vote for .fit as the extension on the
CD.  The use of a rolling extension like we had for the Mark III is a pain.

Mike G.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tass@listserv.wwa.com [mailto:owner-tass@listserv.wwa.com]On
Behalf Of Tom Droege
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 10:19 PM
To: tass@listserv.wwa.com
Subject: Re: file naming


have studied all the correspondence on the mater of file naming and have
found that we have a consensus.  It is:

jjjjfxxx.fit

The files will be put into directories that identify the camera location.


   where
     jjjj = last 4 day digits of the Julian Date
     f    = filter name (bvri)  d for dark, s (short exposure) for bias.
     xxx  = sequence number starting at 000



I have determined that more of us agree on this format than on any
other.  ;^)  I am proposing additional letters for darks and bias frames in
the filter position.  This would make it easier for those of us processing
images by hand to pick out darks.  Actually, I mostly want to avoid darks
as I spot check the evening's data.  Possibly not so easy for Rob to make
changes to his program.  I will often want to pick out a dark through the
evening to test what the conditions are.  Like how the temperature
regulation is working, etc.

Tom Droege