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17.3.3.3 Manually creating a table template
17.3.3.3.1 General
A text comment file (*.tcf) is an annotation format that is proprietary to FLIR Systems. It de-
fines a table structure that can be used to add text table annotations to FLIR images. You
can create text comment files (*.tcf files) and use these files as table templates in the
camera.
The camera ships with an example text comment table file: example_text_comment.tcf.
The file is stored on the memory card in the subfolder \TextTableTemplates. You can make
a copy of the example file and modify it using a text editor such as Microsoft Notepad.
When creating or modifying a text comment file, keep the following rules in mind:
1. Lines starting with “#” are regarded as comments and will be ignored.
2. Lines that start with “<” and end with “>” are labels and will appear on the left-hand side
of the table.
3. Non-empty lines under a label line are regarded as values and will be displayed as op-
tions to the label above.
4. When you save the file, select UTF-8 encoding. With UTF-8 encoding, the file will sup-
port all languages currently supported by the camera.
5. The template will be updated by the camera if you add or remove values in the text ta-
ble annotations dialog in the camera. This enables you to modify its content while you
are working with the camera.
6. The camera will find all text table template files if:
• They are placed on the memory card in the subfolder \TextTableTemplates.
• They have an ASCII filename and the file extension .tcf. (ASCII characters include
a–z, A–Z, 0–9, and basic punctuation, and spaces can be used. The file can contain
non-ASCII text, but the filename must be ASCII.)
17.3.3.3.2 Example mark-up structure
The file format for the text comment table template is *.tcf. This code sample is an example
mark-up structure of such a file, and shows how the mark-up appears in a text editor such
as Notepad.
<Site>
Company A
Company B
<Location>
Substation A
<Object>
Engine
Vent
Vault
Door
<ObjectID>
A1a1
A1b2
A1c3
<Deviation>
Overload
Moisture
Draft
<Remedy>
Replace
Fix
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