Campbell PC208W, Instruction Manual

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Section 5. Stg Module: SMS - Storage Module Software
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If the data was stored from the datalogger in ASCII format, you
should use the “ As Stored” format to collect data from the
module (see below). Storing data directly in ASCII format is
inefficient in terms of use of the module memory, as printable
ASCII requires five storage locations in the module (10 bytes) as
compared to one (2 bytes) for binary data.
5.5.2 File Naming Options
Data files can be collected either individually or collectively. The File Naming
Options box gives you control over how the extracted files are collected and
named.
Filename
Data files will normally be stored under a filename with the .DAT extension.
When first using SMS, the button in the FILE NAMING OPTION screen will
show the name DATA000.DAT. This name can be changed to any other name
of your choice. By clicking on the button, a standard Windows Filename box
appears that will allow you to type in the name you want.
Auto Name Control
You may choose to Auto Increment the filename, to Append the data to a
current file or to manually choose a New Name for each file saved.
Auto Increment Name
When the software is first used, the program will always select a default
filename and use automatic file incrementing. This means that the filename
will initially be DATA000.DAT. Unless you change the default, further files
will be saved in the sequence DATA001.DAT ... DATA999.DAT. This means
that whenever you store new data files to disk, the name will automatically
increment by adding one to the number at the end of the name.
If you are collecting multiple files (as in the Get All command), the filename
will be incremented automatically as each file is collected. The program will
scan the disk for files with the same base filename. If a file is found with a
higher numeric suffix than the one you enter, the program will ask for
confirmation to avoid the possibility of existing files being overwritten.
You may change the “ base” filename by clicking on the Filename button, but
the last three letters of the eight possible characters will automatically be
converted to digits if you have chosen auto incrementing.
For example, if you chose a filename of ANDREW.DAT the program would
convert it to ANDRE000.DAT so that auto incrementing could take place.
If you want completely unique names for each file, choose the “ New name for
each file” option and ensure that auto incrementing is off.
NOTE