User's Manual

Importing & Exporting

Exporting Instrument Data

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Exporting Instrument Data

When Tag ID records are exported, an INST_OUT.ASC file will be created (or

appended) within the directory containing your database files. The

INST_OUT.ASC file is an ASCII text file with the data organized in tab-delimited

columns. The first row of this file contains the headers that identify the data listed

within each column. Subsequent rows contain the exported Tag ID data. You may

export individual or multiple Tag ID records into a single ASCII file, if you like.

Basically, all you have to do is follow these simple steps:

1. Select the Import/Export button on the Main Menu.

2. Select the Export Instrument... button.

3. Specify your search criteria and select the Search button.

4. Review the records (you may exclude records from the exported file by

selecting the Exclude button), then select the Proceed button. If the output

file already exists, you will receive a message stating such and prompting you

to either overwrite or append the data, or cancel the export.