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Hi Andrew, Andy
I come across this format from time to time and it would be nice to be able to convert multispec format spectra to single orders. Storing them in the database in multispec would probably not be a good idea unless they can be output as separate orders as none of the usual amateur fits reading programs can handle them as far as I know.
I have used a very long winded approach involving dismantling the multispec files and importing them into Excel but Otmar Stahl, the professional on the German VdS spectroscopy forum, kindly converted some to separate orders for me a few years back using an IRAF script I believe. You could ask on there or if you get no joy I can try contacting him and see if he would share the script.
Cheers
Robin