Printf

Printf commands such as printfNav or printfProcessed can be useful for writing binary HDCS data to text files to trouble-shoot processing issues. By default the output is displayed in the command-line window. Alternatively it can be sent to a text file.

The available commands are located in the C:\Program Files\CARIS\HIPS\version\Bin directory. Use the full path to the utility to ensure printf is pointing to the installed location. .

Run from the command prompt using the following syntax:

C:\Program Files\CARIS\HIPS\9.0\Bin\printfABC <path to line data folder> > [output file.txt] [/n]

where:

printfABC is a specific printf command (see the list below),

a path to the data folder must be specified,

an output text file may be specified,

output can be displayed in an unformatted listing, using the optional /n parameter.

As an example, to print a Processed Depth file to a text file:

1. Click Start and select the Run command.

2. In the Run dialog box, type cmd.

3. Click OK to open a command prompt window.

4. Print the Processed depth file to a text file using the full path to the folder containing the data.

In this example, the command

printfProcessed C:\CARIS\HIPS\8.1\H_Data\Fundy47\Egret\2008-307\024-1949 > 024-1949.txt

would create a text file of the Processed Depths for the line 024-1949 to the output file named 024-1949.txt.

Available Printf commands: