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Data Retrieval, Processing and Final Storage in the Nile Basin Database
Recommended Directory Structure
4.1 General
For standardization and instruction purposes, this chapter proposes a Recommended Folder (Directory) Structure.
The user is free to modify this if another system would better suits his or her particular computer organization.
However, the instructions presented in this manual are based on the proposed structure. Modification of it will
require corresponding adjustment of commands concerning file locations.
4.2 PC208W Files
Figure 3 presents the Recommended Directory Structure for all files related to PC208W Datalogger Support
Software. A subdivision has been made between the PC208W program files and the ones actually used in the data
processing, the ‘work’ files.
Recommended Directory Structure
C
Campbell
Files
Backup
Input
Output
Parametr
PC208W
Figure 3: Recommended Directory Structure for PC208W and related ‘work’ files.
The above Folder (Directory Structure required the creation of a main folder called CAMPBELL on the C drive. The
Campbell Folder consists of two sub-folders named FILES and PC208W. The datalogger support software PC208W
should be installed in the latter one, see paragraph 3.2.
The FILES folder is sub-divided into four folders: INPUT, OUTPUT, PARAMETER and BACKUP.
The INPUT sub-folder is destined for all data files retrieved from the SM4M/SM192 storage module or directly from
the datalogger using short haul modems. By default these files are given a DAT extension.
The OUTPUT sub-folder is allocated for all processed, comma separated ASCII files, with TXT extension. They
result from the separation and file restructuring exercise in Report (a.k.a. Split).
The PARAMETR sub-folder is used to store all predefined Split files, having a PAR extension.
The BACKUP sub-folder is used to temporarily store the files once they have been converted and processed in
MS Access. Use of the above mentioned files is discussed in more detail in chapter 5. The proposed structure is
illustrated in the following Windows Explorer screen.