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Data Management and Compiling Databases
3. Open EXCEL after you have exported the desired data and
minimized the MicroStation/MicroLog software.
4. Click on File � Open. Under Files of type, choose Text Files.
5. Move through the folders to the C: drive. Open the Biolog folder
and look for the file where the data was exported
Note: The file extension may not appear, but you will see the EXCEL
symbol on the icon next to the file.
6. Click on your file name. The file will open and data will appear
with Data Field Headers.
7. Select Format from the toolbar.
8. Select Column.
9. Select Auto Fit Selection.
Note: The instructions for opening the file in EXCEL may vary
slightly, depending on the version you’re using.
Exporting as a .txt or .prn file for EXCEL
Note: Use this to export reaction results in an 8x12 format similar to
software printouts.
1. Choose Text File as the Save as type at Step 6 in Section 7, page
15.
2. Choose Line delimited, Data 8x12 Space Delimited at Step 9 in
Section 7, page 16. All fields selected for export will be on
separate lines on the EXCEL spreadsheet. Data Field titles will not
be exported.
3. Open EXCEL after you have exported the desired data and
minimized the MicroStation software.
4. Click on File � Open. Under Files of type: choose Text Files.
5. Move up through the folders to the C: drive. Open the Biolog
folder and look for the file where the data was exported
Note: The file extension may not appear, but you will see a text icon
next to the file.
6. Click on your file. A Text Import Wizard box appears.
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