Overall height
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Basic specification
 
Visible name Overall height
Typical usage How tall is a typical specimen at maturity.
Visible display type Displayed using a special sliding measurement manipulator.
Data entry view Life cycle view

Storage details
 
SQL name OverallHeightMin
OverallHeightMax
Storage type Two integer fields representing the lowest and highest values of the range.

If the current customization is set to "U.S. Customary" the units of these fields are inches.  If the current customization is set to "Metric" the units of these fields are centimeters.

Import / export notes

When importing and exporting the column names for this item are OverallHeightMin and OverallHeightMax.
When importing with the Merge option, the existing values for this item will be completely overwritten by the values specified in the input file.
 
Action File type Notes
Import Delimited file Each of the two fields may be simple integers representing the number of units (inches or centimeters).  Alternatively these fields may be formatted using the single quote symbol which represents feet and the double quote symbol which represents inches or may be followed by the abbreviation "cm" for centimeters or "m" for meters.
XML file Each field must be in integer format without the use of symbols or abbreviations.
Export Delimited file Written out using a notation something like:
  9"
  1' 6"
  3'
  25cm
  2m
XML file Written out in integer format without the use of symbols or abbreviations

Publication templates

The replacement tag is <cb:OverallHeightMin>.  Note that the complimentary tag for OverallHeightMax is not used; simply including the tag OverallHeightMin will suffice to display both portions of the range.  If the minimum and maximum are identical a single value is displayed rather than a range.

The possible attributes for this tag are shown below. Values marked with an asterisk are used by default.
 
Attribute Possible values Notes
graphics on * An iconic symbol for "height" is inserted into the HTML document.
off No symbol is inserted.
text on * A measurement range written something like this:
  3"
  6" - 1'
  2' - 3'
  10cm
  20cm - 40cm
  1m
  1.5m - 3m
off No text is written.

 

For similar pages in the "Specifications" series see:

   Alphabetical index to column specifications

 

For an index to other topics see

   Specimen

 

Last reviewed March 25, 2004   

 

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