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MoStaCon filter creator page started on: 25May1999; modified on: 05Jun2000

....version 0.20 alpha

Notes for first-time users:

Please use Internet Explorer 5 or higher; I don't have time now to deal with Netscape compatibility :( (temporary, until I finish MoStaCon and it goes beta)

The modules not yet developed are preceded by a pound sign(#) in the pop-down lists; if added to the filter, they appear as comments. (due to the modular nature of MoStaCon, this will continue indefinitely - there's no end to what can be added :)

Some of the existing modules may give a 'MSC debug:' answer instead of performing; (this is a 'live' version, updated almost daily and I prefer this solution to crashes ;)

For a better view, maximize the browser window; if the current resolution of your monitor is less than 1024x768 and you can't increase it, you should use the reduced view.

Create new associative set
Name:
Index:; Value:
preview:

Create new list constant:
Name:; Value:
preview:

Create new value (constant):
Name:; Value:

Describe a token-separated data set:

one file or list of files

Mac droplet

file is indexed?
separator:space, tab, other:
Coma-separated list of variables to be read:

Reject the cases for which:

Recode variable:

Basic statistics:
calculate
for variable

Log this string:

Comment:

Add help string for module

The purpose of this page is to build a data filter in this area:

Start by choosing a short NAME for the filter: then,

DESCRIBE in few words what the filter should do (or where you plan to use it);

declare the names of the variables you're going to use: (coma-separated)

plan your ANALYSIS: ,

describe the DATA FILES you have, then

you may want to do additional analysis (use the ANALYSIS menu above), and finally

describe how you want your OUTPUT done.

In the meanwhile, at any stage, you may define your own CONSTANTS: or

add OTHER helpful lines.

If you suspect something is amiss with the results you get, use Verbose output.

And if you added a line to the script by mistake, you can it.

The advanced user can use MoStaCon TOOLS: (use only if you read the instructions and you know what you're doing. Always backup convert.html before modifying it.)