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authorGravatar Miika Turkia <miika.turkia@gmail.com>2014-01-25 09:49:25 +0200
committerGravatar Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>2014-01-25 06:53:04 -0800
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CSV import instructions improved
Importing CSV files has changed slightly since writing this manual. Updating accordingly. A typo fix as well (comma separated *values*). Signed-off-by: Miika Turkia <miika.turkia@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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==== Importing dives in CSV format
Sometimes dive computers export dive information as files with
-_comma-separated variables_ (.CSV). For example, the APD Inspiration and Evolution
+_comma-separated values_ (.CSV). For example, the APD Inspiration and Evolution
closed circuit rebreather (CCR) systems export dive information in CSV format that
normally contains information about a single dive only. These
files can easily be imported into _Subsurface_. CSV files are normally organised into
@@ -945,7 +945,10 @@ for the above example:
ppO2: column 4
Armed with this information, the import into _Subsurface_ is straightforward. Select
-_Import->Import CSV_ from the main menu. The following dialogue appears:
+_Import->Import Log Files_ from the main menu. In the appearing file
+selection menu, select one or more CSV files. Format is detected by the file
+extension, and a common configuration dialog is presented for all the
+files with CSV extension. The configuration dialog is following:
image::images/CSVDownload.jpg["FIGURE: CSV download dialogue",align="center"]