How to create your own VES protocols.

1 Edit the excelfile och make your own excel file with electrode positions

2 . Copy all  the xml  code fromm the exel sheet 
 All lines that look like
<Select>	A=	0	,B=	5	,M=	15	,N=	10	 (n=	1	) <Move> 1<X>	0	 </X> </Move>   <Move> 2 <X> 	5	</X> </Move>  <Move> 3 <X> 	15	</X> </Move>   <Move> 4 <X>	10	 </X> </Move>     </Select>


3. open the template.xml file and paste all the xml

4 Update the name and descition of the xml code

5 Updade the array code. <Arraycode> 3 </Arraycode>
 Codes from res2dinv file.    
	 1 = Wenner 
	 2 = Pol-Pol
	 3 = Inline Dipole-Dipole 
	 4 = Wenner Beta 
	 5 = Wenner Gamma
	 6 = Pol-Dipole
	 7= Wenner-Schlumberger

6 save the file and transfer the file to your ABEM Terrameter LS. You also need to transfer the spread file VES_C1C2P1P2.xml.




You man want to remove unwanted tab and space characters from the <Select> statement
e.g.
Change:
<Select>	A=	0	,B=	5	,M=	15	,N=	10	 (n=	1	)
To:
<Select>A=0,B=5,M=15,N=10(n=1)



The xml file can be edited with notepad or other texte editors.
It is usefull to use a xml tool to make sure that the file is correctly formatted.
XML Marker from http://symbolclick.com/ is an easy xml tool.


