Importing ERG file with % of FTP and Course text (text cues) in GC train mode

[Vad]

Dear GC enthusiasts,

l have a coach who have sent me the ERG file with % of FTP (MINUTES-FTP) and comments in [COURSE TEXT] section.

I have 2 problems with it:

1. GC imports it as static watts file thus shows  %of FTP as Watts
2. I can't find how to view Course text in Train mode in GC.
   

Is it possible to import such file without modifications (rebuild file with FTP and MINUTES-WATTS) and view Course text in Train mode?

Thank you in advance!

File example:

[COURSE HEADER]

VERSION = 0

UNITS = ENGLISH

DESCRIPTION = Test.

FILE NAME = none

MINUTES FTP

[END COURSE HEADER]

[COURSE DATA]

0 50

4 50

4 72

8 72

[END COURSE DATA]

[COURSE TEXT]

0 Comment 1.. 5 0 0 72 15444215 10

0 Comment 2.. 5 0 0 72 15444215 13

[Claus Assmann]

On Thu, Jan 05, 2017, Vad wrote:

> l have a coach who have sent me the ERG file with % of FTP (MINUTES-FTP)

> 1. GC imports it as static watts file thus shows %of FTP as Watts

Change:

MINUTES FTP
to
MINUTES PERCENTAGE

and try again, that seems to work for me.

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Please don't Cc: me, use only the list for replies.

[Mark Liversedge]

I wasn't aware that was supported, will fix.

Mark

[Vad]

Dear Claus,

Thank you for reply!

Could you please tell if it is possible somehow to display course text?

четверг, 5 января 2017 г., 16:36:14 UTC+3 пользователь Mark Liversedge написал:

[Claus Assmann]

BTW: there's a slight inconsistency:

Train/ErgFile.cpp: out << "MINUTES PERCENT\n";
Train/WorkoutWizard.cpp: SaveWorkoutHeader(stream,f.fileName(),QString("golden cheetah"),QString("MINUTES PERCENTAGE"));

but since the code only looks for the shorter version:

Train/ErgFile.cpp: QRegExp mrcformat("^[;]*(MINUTES[ \\t]+PERCENT).*$", Qt::CaseInsensitive);

it doesn't really matter (unless the file is used elswehere too,
then PERCENT seems to be more common?)

To also recognize FTP it should probably be:
Train/ErgFile.cpp: QRegExp mrcformat("^[;]*(MINUTES[ \\t]+(PERCENT|FTP)).*$", Qt::CaseInsensitive);

BTW: wouldn't
Train/ErgFile.cpp: QRegExp mrcformat("^[;]*MINUTES[ \\t]+(PERCENT|FTP)", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
be sufficient?

(I couldn't find an official definition of the mrc format with a
brief online search)

[Mark Liversedge]

On Thursday, 5 January 2017 17:11:34 UTC, Claus Assmann wrote:

BTW: there's a slight inconsistency:

Train/ErgFile.cpp:        out << "MINUTES PERCENT\n";
Train/WorkoutWizard.cpp:    SaveWorkoutHeader(stream,f.fileName(),QString("golden cheetah"),QString("MINUTES PERCENTAGE"));

Thanks will fix up.

 

BTW: wouldn't
Train/ErgFile.cpp:    QRegExp mrcformat("^[;]*MINUTES[ \\t]+(PERCENT|FTP)", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
be sufficient?

Its so we can look at the captured/matched texts and avoid stripping whitespace etc.

Mark

[Vad]

I'm sorry, could you please comment on possibility of displaying comments (course text) during the the Train?

Thank you.

[Jon Escombe]

Hi Vad,

I'm looking at adding a text notification area to the bottom bar at the
moment. Once that's in place, pushing course text to it shouldn't be too
hard..

Regards,
Jon

[TJDunnigan]

Would it be possible to sound a tone by an erg file, e.g. to mark an upcoming interval or other change in the workout?

[Jon Escombe]

A lap alert is also something I have on my todo list, so as long as your
intervals are marked as new laps yes..

Cheers,
Jon

[TJDunnigan]

Great! Thanks.

[Vadim M]

Thank you! Waiting for a text alert.

Here is the description of the formats, including course text: http://support.trainerroad.com/hc/en-us/articles/201944204-Creating-a-Workout-from-an-ERG-or-MRC-File

[Manuel Wiese]

Hello GC-developers and GC-fans,

any news on that subject? I too would love to use course text in my workouts.

In addition to that, interval names would be nice!

[INTERVAL DATA]

START_SEC STOP_SEC INTERVAL_NAME

...

[END INTERVAL DATA]

is the format the Trainerroad workout creator uses.

Greetings

[Eric Christoffersen]

I also was looking at how to do this and found this thread. I'd love to be able to insert text into my workouts, just to encourage my cadence.