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Saving/Loading Data
Explanation
Extensions
The extensions used when saving are as follows.
DAT (ASCII format): .DT8
CSV (ASCII format): .CSV
File Name
You can have a file name automatically assigned, or specify an arbitrary name for the
save. If you do not assign a file name, a file name is automatically assigned as follows.
File name: DXXXX.CSV (or .DT8)
XXXX is a serial number from 0000 to 9999
Note
Only use the characters allowed in file names by MS-DOS when changing a file name. The
maximum file name length is 56 characters (including the extension).
The following characters can be used in file names.
!#$%&’()-
0123456789@
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{}¯
Saveable Data
The following data can be saved.
Saved Item Initial Value Description
DATE&TIME ON Date and time
LABEL ON Label
DATA AREA ON Data area value
CONDITION ON Measurement conditions
TRACE DATA OFF Trace data
OUTPUT WINDOW OFF Output window data used by program function
File Size
The file size differs depending on the data saved. Be sure to check whether sufficient
space is available before saving.
File Sort
You can sort the file list in ascending order by file name, file type, file date, or label.
Overwrite Method
If files of the same name reside in the save destination, you can select whether to
overwrite them or add the data.
OVER: Overwrites the file.
ADD: Adds the data to be saved to the existing file data.
8.5 Saving/Loading Analysis Results Data