[Aavso-photometry] Help with WebObs

[Brad Walter]

Sorry to ask  a mundane question, but the method I have used in the past to
submit WebObs CCD batch uploads doesn't seem to work any more. I had always
used generic format because it allowed me to easily submit error estimates.
Any columns to the right of error were ignored and provided additional
information (such as airmass and exposure time for each observation) that
would be available through manual inspection of the file.

However, these extra columns were not ignored in the last batch upload I
tried to make and I tried experimenting with different column arrangements
using generic format and the following seemed to work best using a "-" as a
placeholder in the "BLANK" field:
JD	MAG	ERROR	BLANK	AIRMASS	FILTER	TRANSF	COMP	CHECK
EXPTIME	COMMENTS	

 I inserted the BLANK field so that WebObs would pick up the airmass values
correctly and I received a "check -" message for the entries in this column.
As an aside WebObs did not like it when I tried a space instead of the "-"
in the "BLANK" field. 

I know that we are moving toward a new standard format and I was hoping
that, in the interim, someone familiar with the inner workings of WebObs
could recommend a file format selection and an associated field order that
would work without generating errors and allow me to include individual
airmass and error values for each observation in the file and perhaps also
allow me to upload observations using more than one filter in one file.