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Data Management and Compiling Databases
5. Click on the ASCII File to Get Data field. An ASCII Export File
dialog box appears.
ASCII EXPORT FILE DIALOG BOX
6. Use the Save as type pull-down list to select the format of the
ASCII file you want to import.
• Text File shows a list with a .prn or .txt extension.
• Comma Delimited shows a list with a .csv extension.
• All Files shows a list of all files
7. Type in the desired name for the ASCII file where you want to
export the data or click on a previously created ASCII file to
append to it. Be sure to use the correct file extension.
8. Click Save. The ASCII Files window reappears.
9. Choose Type of Format, click the radio button designating the
format you desire for your ASCII file.
• One-Line, Comma Delimited (see Section 7, page 17)
• Line Delimited, Data 8x12 Space Delimited (see Section 7,
pages 18-19)
• Fixed 8x12 O.D. Format
• Comma Delimited Files for Importing into MicroSoft’s
ACCESS database software
10. Click the Format tab or Go To Format Page. The Export to
ASCII File window appears. The choices on the Data Fields list
depend on the MicroPlate in the file you’ve chosen. For a
definition of each of the Data Fields (refer to Section 7, page 20
lists).
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