Dataset Import Wizard
This PC program assists importing saved datasets into Microsoft Excel
TM
.
It is good for quick graphs, and for managing large amounts of data.
It is not an irrigation management program, but if you are comfortable with
Excel you can do quite a lot with it. For instance, you can customise Excel to
create weekly graphs of water content vs. depth - some people use this to
help find the Refill Point.
To install Dataset Import Wizard into Excel
Set Macro security
Before installing on PCs using XP, 2003 or later, ensure macro security is
set to medium or lower – as follows:-
Start Excel and select
Tools, Options
, select
Security Tab, Macro
Security
, and select
medium
or
low
then
ok
. (Medium displays warning
and option to disable macro before it runs).
To install the Wizard into Excel
Select Start menu, Programs, DL6 Control Panel, Install Dataset Import
Wizard.
Dataset Import Wizard should report that it has installed itself. The Excel
File
menu should now contain an additional command,
Import Dataset(s)
It will remain in the File menu, available each time you start Excel.
To Import Data into Excel
The wizard cannot import data directly from the DL6 (only from the DL2e).
So, before running the Wizard, retrieve and save a dataset file to your PC
as follows:
Within the
DL6 Control Panel, Datasets
tab, press
Refresh
to get all the
data from the logger, then save the dataset, using the
File. Save As
command. The file will be saved with a “.dt6” extension to the filename.
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