Writer Directives

The directives that are processed by the HYD93 writer are listed below. The suffixes shown are prefixed by the current <WriterKeyword>_ in a mapping file. By default, the <WriterKeyword> for the HYD93 writer is HYD93.

DATASET

This is the name of a HYD93 file. Extensions for HYD93 files are .a93 for ASCII-encoded or .b93 for binary.

Mapping File Syntax

HYD93_DATASET /usr/data/output.a93

Required/Optional

Required

Workbench Parameter

Destination NGDC Hydrographic Surveys Data Exchange (HYD93) File

OUT_FORMAT

This directive specifies whether the writer will write the data records in ASCII or binary.

Required/Optional

Required

Mapping File Syntax

OUT_FORMAT ASCII

Workbench Parameter

Output File Format