Chapter 9 Viewing
F I L E S
Operations
W I T H F I L E S
PM130 PLUS Powermeter Series
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Chapter 9
Viewing Files
9.1
Operations with Files
Files you read from the meters are stored in one or in a number of tables
in the meter database. Sections of multi-section files like energy load
profiles are stored in multiple tables – each file section in a separate
database table.
Opening a Database Table
To open a database table:
1.
Click on the
Open
button
on the PAS toolbar, or select
Open...
from the File menu.
2.
Select
Access Database (*.mdb)
in the
Files of type
box; select a
directory where your files are located, and point to the file you wish
to open.
3.
Select a desired table on the right pane, and then click
Open
, or
double click on the table name.
Names of the last 16 files you opened are stored in the
File
menu, so you
can select them directly from the menu.
Saving Data to a File
To save data from the open database table to a file:
1.
Click on the
Save
button
, and select a directory where you want
your file to be stored.
2.
Select a database or type the name for a new database.
3.
Click
Save
.
To avoid confusion, do not store data files into the
Sites
directory where
site databases are located.
9.2
Viewing Options
Customizing Views
Changing Date Order
To change the way PAS displays the date:
1.
Select
Options
from the
Tools
menu and click on the
Preferences
tab.
2.
Select the preferred date order.
3.
Click
OK
.
Selecting Timestamp Format
The timestamp is normally recorded and displayed on the screen at a 1-
ms resolution. If you have an application that does not support this
format, you may instruct PAS to drop milliseconds.
To change the way PAS records and displays the timestamp:
1.
Select
Options
from the
Tools
menu and click on the
Preferences
tab.
2.
Select the preferred timestamp format.
