DH Instruments COMPASS FOR MOLBOX, User Manual

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COMPASS
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for molbox™ User’s Manual
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FEATURE DESCRIPTION
Data file delimiter
(drop down
list box)
This preference sets the data delimiter for the data in test Data Files (*.dat)
(see Section 18.4). The choices are comma, tab or semicolon. The
semicolon delimiter is the default. The choice can be useful to assure
compatibility when
COMPASS Data Files will be exported to another program.
The COMPASS internal data and report functions automatically detect and
handle which delimiter was used in the Data File so the choice can be
changed occasionally without affecting
COMPASS operation.
Be sure that the selected delimiter is not used as a character in any entry
field or file delimiting will be incorrect.
Root Data file directory
(text entry field)
Defines the root directory to use when creating new DUT based sub-
directories and copying Data Files. The selected directory can be on a
network or on an internal hard drive. Any directory selection can be used
provided there is enough room to store test Data Files and that the location is
not write protected. Use the
<Browse> button next to the entry field to select
a new or existing directory using a directory browsing tool.
Directory Name
(drop down list box)
COMPASS generates default file names for Data Files (*.dat) it creates when
a test is run. It also creates and uses default directories for the Data Files
based on the DUT Definition on which the test was run (see Section 18.3).
This DUT dependent data directories are created as sub directories of the
<Root Data File directory> . This feature automatically sorts Data Files in
DUT dependent directories so that they can easily be retrieved when desired.
The <Directory Name> option determines how the Data File directories will
be named. The choices are DUT serial number, identification, model,
manufacturer or record label. In addition,
<None> can be selected. The
directory name will include the full text of the DUT Definition field selected
unless the
<long file name…> option is disabled or DUT information
contains one of the following invalid characters as part of the field: / , \ , ? , : , * ,
<, > , | , or “ . If so, the directory name will contain all text up to the first
occurrence of the character.