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DECODE—A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRANSLATING CODED SOIL PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS INTO TEXT
Author(s) -
WEBSTER R.,
LESSELLS CHRISTINE M.,
HODGSON J. M.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1976.tb01992.x
Subject(s) - fortran , computer science , punctuation , relevance (law) , column (typography) , programming language , translation (biology) , computer program , fragment (logic) , information retrieval , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , biochemistry , chemistry , frame (networking) , messenger rna , political science , law , gene
Summary A computer program has been written in Fortran to translate coded soil profile data into conventional text. It reads data from 80‐column punched cards in fixed format. The data can be screened for their relevance to an inquiry, and the output can be adapted to the user's requirements. Standard codes, data specifications, and output layout are provided, but users who have special requirements can provide their own. One version of the program provides a more or less abbreviated translation with a tabular layout, the other gives complete descriptions in conventional text with punctuation.