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diff --git a/datamaps/main.py b/datamaps/main.py index 0ba659e..2bdf938 100644 --- a/datamaps/main.py +++ b/datamaps/main.py @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def cli(config, verbose): is undergoing continuous change. """ click.secho( - f"Welcome to datamaps {__version__} © Twenty Four Software", fg="yellow" + f"Welcome to datamaps {__version__} © 2021 Twenty Four Software", fg="yellow" ) config.verbose = verbose engine_config.initialise() @@ -119,10 +119,25 @@ def report(): def templates(to_master, datamap): """Import data to a master file from a collection of populated templates. + BASICS + Import data from the template files stored in the input directory to create a master.xlsx file in the output directory. The default datamap file will be used unless you pass the -d flag with a path to a different file. + + TEMPLATE ROW LIMIT + + By default there is a row limit of 500 when importing from a template, which means only cells in + rows 1-500 will be imported, no matter what your datamap says. This prevents datamaps running out of + memory when faced with a spreadsheet containing errenous/invisible rows, which can occur without the + user being aware, particularly on templates that have been subjected to length edits, years of copy + and pasting, styling changes and other similar chronic abuse. + + This value can be changed in the configuration file (change the value for + TEMPLATE_ROW_LIMIT). There may be an imperceptible performance improvement gained by reducing this + value to as low as possible, but its primary purpose is to prevent fatal memory leaks when + processing a problematic file. """ if to_master: try: |