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36 Creating and Opening Files Chapter 2
Importing Data
To ensure harmony between the communications settings for JMP and the instrument reading data
from an external source, select File > Preferences > Communications. Refer to the documentation
for your instrument to find the appropriate settings.
Opening Remote Files
You can import data from Internet sites, intranet sites, servers, and FTP addresses by selecting File >
Internet Open. You should use this command only for files that must be delivered through an Internet
protocol such as HTTP or FTP, or FILE:// on Windows. To open a file from a mounted server, use File
> Open.
If you are using a proxy server to connect to the Internet on Linux, set up your proxy settings before
selecting File > Internet Open. See “Adjusting Proxy Settings (Linux Only),” p. 348, for details.
Opening a File from the Internet or an Intranet
To open or import data from a file that is on the Internet or an intranet:
1 Select File > Internet Open. The window in Figure 2.15 appears. (The window in Linux looks a
little different from Figure 2.15. Also, on Linux, Internet Open does not work successfully if a
firewall or secure socket is present.)
2 Type in the URL. This URL should start with http://, ftp://, or file://.
Figure 2.15 Internet Open Window
3 Click the drop-down menu under Open As, and select the option that specifies how you would like
JMP to display the imported data:
Browse HTML Page Opens the web page in a browser. On Linux, you must specify the proxy
setting in the browser (not in the JMP Preferences window) before you can use the Browse HTML
Page option.
Edit HTML or a Text Page Opens the web page or text file in a text editor, displaying the HTML
tags of a .html file.
Open JMP File Opens the web page as a data table. This option should be used only if a JMP data
table (a .jmp file) resides at the web address you enter.