Data Collection with PT40 Software Applications
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Falcon
®
PT40
Other Data Collection Applications
This section describes some other applications that are provided along with
PALPRO40
. They can be loaded onto the PT40 using
PPGXFER
. (Refer to
Downloading Applications with PPGXFER starting on page 3-8
.
DESCRIPT
The
DESCRIPT
application is another useful program for tracking inventory.
You can use this application with item and description files that you create and
load in advance. You can also add to files or create them from scratch in the
PT40 as you collect inventory data.
When you enter an item ID into the PT40, the
DESCRIPT
application checks
the loaded item file for that entry. If the ID matches one in the file, the PT40
displays a description of the item (which it gets from the loaded description
file) and prompts you for the number of individual units of the item. If the ID
does not match one in the item file, the application allows you to add the ID
and a description to the database.
The item and description files are simple ASCII text files consisting of single
lines of data. The lines in the two files correspond to each other; that is, the
first line in the description file is the description of the item in the first line of
the item file, the second line in the description file is the description of the
item in the second line of the item file, and so on.
Examples of the two types of files are shown below. The item file is on the left,
and the description file is on the right.
Figure 2-11. Item and Description ASCII Files
R44-2314
R44-2278
R44-2247
R44-2342
R44-2343
R44-2340
R44-2341
R44-2260
Falcon PDT User’s Guide
Falcon Adv User’s Guide
Falcon Developer’s Toolkit
PT Program Generator User’s Guide v5.0
PPG Quick Start Guide v5.0
Falcon PT40 Product Reference Guide
Falcon PT40 Quick Reference Guide
UPG User’s Guide, v 3.0
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