ABEM Terrameter SAS 1000 / SAS 4000
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APPENDIX F. S4KCONV
15.1
DESCRIPTION
This conversion utility reads each file defined in the file specification and converts it
according to selected type and options. Please note that some options are valid only for a
limited number of types of conversion and/or types of data.
The program does not check for already existing output files. Thus, it will overwrite previous
conversions if there are files with same name as the output files of the current conversion.
All conversions are performed in the current directory.
S4KCONV.EXE is a MS-DOS program to convert TERRAMETER SAS 1000 / 4000 S4K-
datafiles to formats readable by interpretation and presentation programs. Normally the
Terrameter Utilities program performs the conversion. In some cases, however, it is necessary
to perform the conversion manually by using the DOS program according to the instructions
below.
15.2
SYNTAX
s4kconv -type
-options
wildcard
@filename
-F:type
a
Convert data to ABEM Multi Purpose Format (ASCII-text). Output file
extension:
.AMP
e
Convert data to ERIGRAPH format. Output file extension:
.DAT
r
Convert data to RES2DINV format. Output file extension:
.DAT
p
Convert data to Interpex RESIX IP format. Output file extension .RPD
x
Convert data to Interpex RESIX Plus format. Output file extension
.DAT
3
Convert data to RES3DINV format. Output file extension .DAT
-options
-c:[1,2,3,4]
Do not convert the specified channels.
-G:filename Include topography data, where
filename
is the name of the file
containing the topography data
-k:n0[,n1]
Skip the first
n0
data points. If
n1
is not specified the conversion
continues until end of file is encountered.
-m:r,h,a,b
Underwater survey. r=water resistivity in
m, h=distance between
water surface and local datum, a=left limit of water boundary (x-
coordinate), b=right limit of water boundary (x-coordinate).
-n
Discard negative resistivity values.
-p
Discard positive resistivity values.
-R
Forced conversion to apparent resistivity instead of chargeability. Valid
for IP records only.