Cosmed Quark PFT, Manual

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Chapter 12 - Exercise Testing - 109
Exporting data
With this function you can export the tests data and parameters in different file formats:
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*.xpo (Cosmed proprietary file format)
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*.txt (ASCII)
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*.xls (Microsoft Excel)
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*.wk1 (Lotus 123)
Export a test
1. Choose Export Tests from the Test menu.
2. Select the test to export from the list box and press OK to confirm.
3. Select the file output format from the list box, click on *.xpo,*.txt, *.xls or *. wk1.
If you selected ASCII format, by clicking on Text button you can then select the
Thousands sep. and Column sep. according to the program you want to use. With
the xpo Cosmed format you can import/export the tests performed on another
Quark equipment.
4. Select the folder, type the file name and press OK to confirm.
DDE with Excel
If Microsoft Excel is installed on your PC, you can export a test simply pressing a
button on the toolbar.
To send a test to Excel, select
Send to Excel from the Test menu.
The program will show a status bar indicating the data transmission to Excel. At the end
of the process a new sheet with all test data will be opened ready to be edited with the
powerful functions of Microsoft Excel.
Note : The DDE function is
available only if the user PC
has Microsoft Excel
installed.