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41 Section 2: Software Installation, System Operation, Data Handling
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Fig. 2-19 . File notes search prompt box.
Initially the Browse button should be used to view the PC drive and directory structure and the
search directory selected by clicking on it and selecting OK. The text string of interest should then
be entered or the default wildcard (*) used. The search initiated by pressing the “Search” button.
In the above example all files contained in the C:\FMS directory were searched from the string
“720”. Only one file had “720” in its associated reference; the name of the file (FR720.DAT) and
the full reference (F-RED 720, 40 ACTINIC UNITS) are presented in a search results window (Figure
2-19).
3.5.2 Exporting Data to Other Windows® Applications
The data recording screen contains two types of information at the end of a “PC mode”
experiment: trace data is graphically displayed as a chart-recorder emulation and parameter data
is stored in the “Parameters window”. Both types of information can be cut to the Windows®
clipboard for pasting into other applications via the Params to clipboard and Data to clipboard
functions or exported as ASCII files via the Params to ASCII and Data to ASCII finctions.
3.5.2.1 Params to clipboard and Params to ASCII
When selected the Params to clipboard function copies the contents of the “Parameters window”
as text to the clipboard. The updated contents of the clipboard are suitable for pasting into data
analysis or spreadsheet packages such as “Lotus” or “Excel”. The example below refers to
Microsoft Excel but the procedure is virtually the same for all Windows® applications.
Once recording is completed select the Params to clipboard function; all of the parameters are