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NetScan User’s Manual,
11-06-98
PostView 5-3
Starting PostView
The main ways of starting PostView are:
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.
Two Basic Methods of Opening PostView
When you first open PostView the program automatically checks for the existence of an
.iot
or
.txt
data
file (previous figure). If no data file can be found, PostView displays its File Open dialog box so you can
select the desired file. In addition, PostView checks for a Display Configuration File (see Note). If none is
found the File Open dialog box still allows you to select the desired file. In this later case the Chart Setup
Wizard opens, providing a means of setting up a chart display (the number of chart groups, number of
charts per group, channel assignments for each chart, and types of channels).
1
Note: PostView automatically checks for Data Files. These files are recognized by .iot or .txt filename
extensions.
2
Note: PostView automatically checks for Display Configuration files. These files are automatically
saved when exiting your data acquisition program. These files are recognized by filename
extensions of: .io# (for binary files) and .tx# (for ASCII files).
3
Note: Several copies of PostView 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.
M eth od 1: O pen PostView D irectly fro m W ind ow s Explo rer, D esktop Icon, or Start R un bro w se
M eth od 2: O pen PostView directly from the D ata A cq uisition Prog ram
W ind o w s E xp lo re r
P o stView
O pe n
O pe n
D a ta1 .iot
D a ta2 .iot
D a ta3 .txt
O K
O K
P o stView uses
e xistin g D ispla y
C o nfigu ra tio n
File (D a ta 1.io# )
P o stView uses
e xistin g D ispla y
C o nfigu ra tio n
File (D a ta 1.io# )
P o stView op en s
C h art S e tup W izard
P o stView op en s
C h art S e tup W izard
Y E S
Y E S Y E S
N O
N O
N O
D o es
D isp la y
C o nfigu ra tio n
File E xist
?
2
D o es
D isp la y
C o nfigu ra tio n
File E xist
?
2
D o es
D a ta File
E xist
?
1
x
F ile C hart V iew A cquire D ata W indow D evic e S etu p
G ro u p 1
P V
O pe n P o stView from the d ata a cqu isition
p rog ram b y u sing th e
b utton , or b y
selecting fro m the a pp ro priate
p ull-d ow n m en u.
P o stView
P o stView
D a ta1 .iot
D a ta2 .iot
D a ta3 .txt
C harting Charting Bu ffe ring in Inst ru m en t Disk
In it ia lizing
Uplo ad ing
P o stView 's File/O pe n B ox
P o stView 's
File /O p en B o x