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TempScan / MultiScan User's Manual Chapter 10: PostView 143
Starting PostView
There are two primary ways of starting PostView:
1. Open PostView directly from the Windows Explorer, Desktop Icon, or Start Run browse feature
(on desktop).
2. From the acquisition program’s main window, click on the toolbar’s PostView button, or select
PostView from the pull-down menu.
Each of these methods is illustrated in the following figure. Actions in the decision diamond are
performed automatically by PostView and require no user action.
1
Note: PostView automatically checks for Display Configuration files. These files are automatically saved
when exiting your data acquisition program, but may also be manually saved by the user. These files
are recognized by
.
io#
or
.
tx#
filename extensions.
2
Note: PostView automatically checks for data files. These files are recognized by
.
iot
or
.
txt
filename
extensions.
3
Note: Several PostView screens can be active at the same time; allowing you to view different data files
during the same session. To view a data file from PostView, select
Open under PostView’s File menu,
and select the desired data file.
Two Basic Methods of Opening PostView
As you can see in the previous figure, when you first open PostView the program checks for the
existence of a data file. If no data file can be found, PostView displays its File Open dialog box,
allowing you to select the desired file. In addition, PostView checks for a Display Configuration File.
These Display Configuration Files have a .io# extension (for binary files) or .tx# extension for ASCII
files. If no Display Configuration File is found, PostView activates the Chart Setup Wizard, providing
you with a means of setting up the type of display you want in regard to the number of chart groups,
number of charts per group, channel assignments for each chart, and types of channels.
The method of configuring the display setup is discussed later in this chapter. Users familiar with the
Chart Setup Wizard feature (in ChartView and ChartView Plus) will find that PostView makes use of
the exact same feature.