Activating Procedure

Before data may be exported to a disk file, the copy range must be selected. The copy range is defined as all data for each enabled waveform channel lying between the time marker and cursor. The copy range is selected by positioning the cursor at one desired copy range limit, enabling the time marker (see Time Marker), then moving the waveform cursor over to the other desired copy range limit. Although the range is specified only on display window one, when copied, data for all channels lying between the limits are copied to your specified file name.

When the copy range is selected the data is exported as follows:

  In the File menu click on Save As….

   Choose File Save As… (ALT, F, A).

This displays the Save As dialog box. Before you enter a file name, select a file storage format. The file storage format selections appear on the right side of the dialog box.

Select the storage format by:

  Clicking the desired format option button. When a format is selected, a dotted box surrounds the format name and a dark dot appears in the format option button.

   Pressing the TAB key until one of the eight formats in the list becomes selected. When a format is selected, a dotted box surrounds the format name and a dark dot appears in the format option button. At this point, the ↑ or ↓ cursor control keys can be used to select the desired format. Note that you can also enter the number corresponding to the desired format rather than using the cursor control keys. See Special Considerations for an explanation of all data storage formats.

With the desired format selected, enter in the text box the name of the data file (including desired path names) to which the WinDaq Waveform Browser is to export the copied data. When a file name is entered, export all channels in the specified range by:

  Clicking the Save command button.

   Pressing the TAB key until the Save command button becomes highlighted. and pressing the ENTER key.

The data within your selected range and from every channel in the file will be exported to the specified data file.

NOTE: When inserting comments in this mode, pressing CTRL+Q will insert the date and time of where your cursor appears. If you want the time to represent the beginning of your file, place and cursor at the beginning and a time marker at the end.

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