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3.1.2.1 Save As … Dialog Box

Enter the drive:\paths\<filename> of the File that you want to save. Press Browse... if you

want to append or overwrite an existing file, and you are not sure of the file’s name or location

and wish to search for it.

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Enter the Start Frame buffer location from which you want to begin saving or appending frame data

files.

If you wish to save multiple records, enter the Number of Frames that you want to save or append.

Multiple data frames can only be saved sequentially from the Start Frame location. You can specify

0, or 1 to the number of frames in the frame buffer. A value of 0 means all of the frames in the

frame buffer.

3.1.3 Export Image… to a disk file

Exporting is an operation that is designed to take data and images out of the LBAPC and use them in

other applications. Exports are a bad choice for data storage because there is no way to reload

exported data into the LBA-PC! Bitmaps for example, are one of the exporting options. Bitmaps

(.bmp) are simply pictures of the beam image and do not represent a viable data source for numerical

analysis. If the user desires to do some external computations on exported data, ASCII formats have

been provided and are the only viable method for doing so.

Bitmap images will appear just as the current beam display window image appears. The two ASCII

file types are .cma and .spa. The .cma type uses Comma delimited entries. The .spa type uses

Space delimited entries. Spreadsheet programs like Excel and Lotus 123 typically use comma

delimited data entries. Math programs like Mathcad typically use space-delimited formats. Consult

your application program to determine which style to use.

You can also save 1D beam display images that are defined by the location of the Horizontal and

Vertical Cursors. Cursor files are designated with a .cur file type. Cursor files are ASCII files that

use Comma delimited entries. The Cursor image is organized Horizontal data first, left to right,

followed by a carriage return, and then the Vertical data, top to bottom.

You can also save a Column and Row summed beam image that is defined by the total of all

pixel values summed in both the Horizontal and the Vertical direction. Column/Row summed files

are designated with a .sum file type. Summed files are ASCII files that use Comma delimited

Operator’s Manual LBA-PC

Doc. No. 10654-001, Rev 4.10