Editing Locations
The edit tab is used to create, read, update, and delete locations.
If the edit tab iis clicked after the convert tab has been used to
do a conversion then all fields in the edit panel are cleared. The location type and location grid are set to the last
conversion used. If there is no last conversion, as happens when
Locator is first started, then the edit panel is not modified.
If the edit tab is clicked after the find tab, and an entry in the find
panel output table has been selected, then that entry is used to
populate all the fields in the edit panel. If more than one entry
is selected then the first is used to populate the edit panel. If
no entry is selected then the edit panel is not modified.
Grid Type
When the Grid Type is selected the Surface Grid and Downhole Grid are
converted to that format. If these fields are empty then any
values they are set to must be in the format specified by Grid Type.
Surface Grid and Downhole Grid
When the Surface Grid or Downhole Grid fields are
set and the cursor moved off that field and clicked elsewhere
then the Surface Lat/Lng and Downhole Lat/Lng fields will be computed.
Location Name
To set the Location Name click the yellow sweeper. The Location Name
is set to the concatenation of the Company, Grid, and Location Type. These are separated by dashes. The Location Name can be
edited after the yellow sweeper is clicked. The Location Name can also be set to any value, without using the
yellow sweeper, by editing the text.
Elevation and Pressure
When the Elevationfield is set and the focus is shifted to another field the Pressure
field will be calculated. The Elevation unit is 'm' and Pressure unit
is 'kPa'. The Elevation needs to be in the range 0 to 5000 m. The formula used is Pressure = 101.56 - 0.0113 * Elevation.
URL
To go to a URL click the green arrow. The default browser is
opened with the URL in the text box. A list of URLs can be
entered in the text box. Press the return key after entering a
URL to enter it into the list. Use the drop-down list to view all
the URLs. To delete a URL select it in the drop-down list and
click the red scissors. All entries in the list will be saved
when the location is stored using the 'Save' button. See the URL Format topic for details.
Save Button
When the Save button is clicked the User field is set to the name of the user in the preferences and the location is saved. The last modified date is set in the database record to the current date and time.
Clear Button
When the Clear button is clicked all fields are reset. The Grid Type is set to 'DLS'. The
Data field is set to 'Public'. The User field is set to the
value in the preferences.
Delete Button
When the Delete button is clicked the location is removed from the database.
Map Button
See the Creating Maps topic for details.