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Create File Header Window

The Create File Header window consists of the following elements, from top to bottom:

-        a Datum pull-down list, which displays the code and name of the currently selected datum, and which you can use to select a different datum,

-        an Ellipsoid field, which displays the code and name of the reference ellipsoid associated with the currently selected datum,

-        a pop-up menu of coordinate reference frame types, containing the same entries as the pop-up menus in the main window, which you can use to specify the coordinate reference frame type to be used in the coordinate file header that is to be created ,

-        a set of parameter fields for the currently selected coordinate reference frame type, if it has any parameters, which you can use to specify the parameter values that are to be used in the coordinate file header that is to be created,

-        when the selected coordinate reference frame type is Geodetic, a Coordinate Order box containing a pair of radio buttons, which you can use to specify the order of the geodetic coordinates (Latitude-Longitude or Longitude-Latitude) in the coordinate file header that is to be created.

-        Create – which causes a standard file Save As dialog box to appear,

-        Cancel – which aborts coordinate file header creation, and returns you to GEOTRANS the main window.

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