Databases files

In this section, you will learn more about the databases files. The latter consists of txt and csv files in which information related to the analyses of materials can be stored. A short description of each file is provided in Table 1.

The txt files are more basic and usually consist of a list of information. The two csv files are a bit more complex, they gather many information about the objects and projects and often make use of the information available in the txt files. The latter can be viewed as "ressources" that you keep up-to-date and that can be used and combined to describe your objects and projects.

The databases files are stored in a folder on your local computer for which you will need to provide a name when creating the files. In other words, we assign a name to a path object so that we only need to refer to the name for the program to find the databases files on your computer.

Table 1. Description of the databases files.

File names	Description
devices.txt	Information about the analytical devices
institutions.txt	Information about the institution performing the analyses
lamps.txt	Information about the lamps used to perform the analyses
object_creators.txt	Name and surname of the persons who created the objects analyzed
object_materials.txt	A list of materials that can be found in objects
objects_info.csv	Information about the objects analyzed
object_techniques.txt	A list of techniques used to create the objects
object_types.txt	A list of general object types
projects_info.csv	Information about the projects within which objects are analyzed
users_info.txt	Name, surname, and initials of persons performing the analyses
white_standards.txt	Information about the white standards used for the analyses