| Long name | RST ASCII Format |
| Short name | RST |
| File extension(s) | .rst |
The ASCII RST (Representation Style Table) files are supported by GDB for read and write. The RST is used to attach a representation to vector layers in some Works applications. It consists of a list of representation styles (REPCode, integer value) with a graphical primitive and some parameters for each REPCode in the following format:
GDBRST 1.0 Representation Style Table
#
Table <Table_descriptive_name>
Symbols <Symbol_dataset_filename>
Groups
<GroupId>, <Description>
<GroupId>, <Description>
...
...
<GroupId>, <Description>
Repcodes
<Repcode>,<Part_Number>,<GroupId>,<PrimId>,<Priority>,<Description>
<Parameter_name1> = <Value>
<Parameter_name2> = <Value>
...
<Parameter_nameN> = <Value>
<Repcode>,<Part_Number>,<GroupId>,<PrimId>,<Priority>,<Description>
<Parameter_name1> = <Value>
<Parameter_name2> = <Value>
...
<Parameter_nameN> = <Value>
...
...
EndTable
Export of Works ASCII RST files is supported. These files are exported with a type of "RST", if it is possible to acquire a representation table from the source layers. The RST file can only contain 1 layer.
Only one RST can be stored in each file and it is always in segment 1.
An empty text file may be produced if exported from a file that does not contain an RST.
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