4.2.5 Processed data files
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Data processed by Alpha-Log (§4.2.4), are included in text files (*.txt). Each file is identified by its name.
Default name is composed as follows:
Nome: CyyyyMMddhhmmss-Bnn-EyyyyMMddhhmmss.txt
Example: C20171020081421-B00-E20171020124100.txt
The name includes the following information:
Configuration file date/time (in the example: 20/10/2017 8:14:21)
Pointer of the elaboration base (in the example: 00)
Date/time of the elaboration reported in the first line of the file
(in the example: 20/10/2017 12:41:00).
If parameter Use the extended file name for FTP transmission is enabled in 3DOM’s Elaboration Parameters
(§4.1.7), the instrument will save files with the extended name.
Extended name: Mxxxxxxxx-CyyyyMMddhhmmss-Bnn-EyyyyMMddhhmmss- LyyyyMMddhhmmss.txt
Example: M17110023-C20171020081421-B00-E20171020124100- L20171020125000.txt
Comparing the default name, the additional information are the following:
Alpha-Log serial number (in the example: 17110023)
Date/time of the elaboration contained in the file’s last line
(in the example: 20/10/2017 12:50:00)
To understand the processed data file, it’s necessary to refer to the information contained in the
corresponding header file. Alpha-Log generates one file for each elaboration.
File name is composed as follows:
Format: HDR_CyyyyMMddhhmmss-Bnn.txt
Example: HDR_C20171020081421-B00.txt
The name includes the following information:
Identifies the file as a header file
Configuration file date/time (in the example: 20/10/2017 8:14:21)
Pointer of the elaboration base (in the example: 00)