Teledyne 10 - Manual (Page 63)

BioOptix™ 10
Appendix A Method Templates
A-3
5. Check the box labeled Always use this program to open
these files.
6. Click OK.
After doing so, double-clicking on any file with the .tpl filename
extension will open it in the selected text editor.
A.2 Modifying the
Template
Once open in a text editor, the template file can be modified.
Refer to Figure A-2 and the discussion following for instructions
on modifying the template.
Figure A-2 Customizable values in the Standard.tpl file
After modifying the template, save the file. If saved as
Standard.tpl in the same folder as the biooptix.exe program file,
all new method files will be created according to your changes.
A.2.1 General Editing Rules There are three types of changes that can be made to the file.
• Numeric values – Numeric values follow an equal sign
and do not use quotes. Enter a numeric value within the
acceptable range.
Count=5 in Figure A-2 is an example of a numeric value.
• Text entries – Text entries are enclosed in quotes and
follow an equal sign. Enter text between the quotes,
observing the string length or option requirements. Any
printing ASCII character may be used. Nonprinting
characters such as returns, line feeds, tabs, must be
avoided. Entries are not case-sensitive.
Name=”Equilibrate” in Figure A-2 is an example of a text entry.
• Comments – Comments can be added to the file to
annotate changes, special instructions, author info, etc.
; Use 254 nm… in Figure A-2 is an example of a comment.
[Blocks]
Count=5
[Block1]
Name="Equilibrate"
Type="Fluid"
AskPause="Yes"
.
.
.
[Other]
Wavelength=280
; Use 254 nm for
; nucleic acids.
Block Count = total number of blocks
(value range: 1 to 10)
Name = Descriptive block title
(length: 0 to 20 characters)
Type = Block function
(options: Fluid, Load, Gradient)
AskPause = Pause after completion?
(options: Yes, No)
Wavelength = Detection wavelength
(value range: 190 to 360)
Comment = precede notes with a
semicolon as the first character on
each line.