FLUD Parse File Data Types

Each field of the logfile records is of a specific data type. The allowable types are described in the following table. In the parse file, the types are represented explicitly.

Acronym Name Meaning

N number any number, integer or real, optionally signed
I integer an integer
R real a real number
B boolean "yes" or "no"
L label A label is a string of simple alphanumeric characters with no embedded spaces. Essentially, an unquoted string.
A alpha A quoted string - any sequence of characters, surrounded by double quotes, "like this".
WN window an "*" indicating the same window as mentioned earlier in the logfile record.
BU button Identifies a particular mouse button.
K keystroke Identifies a particular key on the keyboard.
XY 2D position a pair of integers, separated by a comma, indicating a 2D position.
SC scroll a pair of real numbers, separated by a comma, indicating the position of a page within a window.
TX text the contents of a text widget: a quoted string, followed by a colon, followed by a pair of integers indicating the position of the text cursor.
3D 3D value Three real numbers, separated by commas, indicating a three dimensional value.
T time an absolute time value, as described in the specification.

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Acronym	Name	Meaning
N	number	any number, integer or real, optionally signed
I	integer	an integer
R	real	a real number
B	boolean	"yes" or "no"
L	label	A label is a string of simple alphanumeric characters with no embedded spaces. Essentially, an unquoted string.
A	alpha	A quoted string - any sequence of characters, surrounded by double quotes, "like this".
WN	window	an "*" indicating the same window as mentioned earlier in the logfile record.
BU	button	Identifies a particular mouse button.
K	keystroke	Identifies a particular key on the keyboard.
XY	2D position	a pair of integers, separated by a comma, indicating a 2D position.
SC	scroll	a pair of real numbers, separated by a comma, indicating the position of a page within a window.
TX	text	the contents of a text widget: a quoted string, followed by a colon, followed by a pair of integers indicating the position of the text cursor.
3D	3D value	Three real numbers, separated by commas, indicating a three dimensional value.
T	time	an absolute time value, as described in the specification.