new_mission: Build a template for a new mission

In RoyChristian/ECSASconnect: Import and export data from the Eastern Canada Seabirds at Sea (ECSAS) and the Suivi des oiseaux en mer de l'est du Canada (SOMEC) databases

Build a template for a new mission

Description

This function creates an .xlsx excel files to use as a template for a new mission.

Usage

new_mission(input=NULL,output="new_mission")

Arguments

input

Name and path to the .xlsx or .accdb file containing appropriate names for generating a mission template. If the file is an .xlsx file, it has to contain a column "table" giving the type of table (observations, transects or missions) and a column "new_name" giving the names to be used. If the file given is a .accdb file (the SOMEC-QC database), names will simply be taken from the corresponding tables. If input = NULL, names will be taken from the new_names dataset.

output

Name of the .xlsx file created. The file will be created in the same directory as the input file.

Details

A new file should be generated before each new mission and used to gather and collect the data.

Value

An .xlsx file written at the given location.

Author(s)

Francois Rousseu

See Also

data2SOMEC, new_names

Examples

## Not run: new_mission(output="new_cruise")

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