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Chapter 8 Retrieving and Storing Files Exporting Files
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3. Select a folder where you want to store your exported files, type a
file name that identifies your files, select a file output format,
and then click on the Save button.
4. The PQDIF files are commonly recorded in compressed format. If
you do not want your files to be compressed, uncheck the
Compress box before saving the file.
In COMTRADE format, each waveform event is recorded into a separate
file.
PQDIF file names are followed by a timestamp of the first event recorded
to the file, and may look like follows:
12KVSUB_20040928T133038.pqd.
Automatic Converting
Power Software allows you to automatically convert data logs into PQDIF
format at the time you upload data from your devices via the Upload
Scheduler.
To automatically convert your data log tables into PQDIF format:
1. Open the Upload Scheduler.
2. Highlight a desired device site with the left mouse button, and
then click on the Export button.
3. Check the Enabled box for a data log or a waveform log table you
want to automatically convert at the upload time.
4. Highlight the Record to… row for the selected table and click on
the Browse button.
5. Select a folder where you want to store converted files, type in
the converted file’s name, select a desired output file format,
and then click on Save.
6. Repeat the same for all tables
you wish to be converted.
7. Click OK.
Exporting Files in Excel Format
Power Software allows you to convert data tables into the Microsoft Excel
workbook format, either manually, or automatically while retrieving data
from your meters via the Upload Scheduler.
To store files in Excel format, follow instructions in the previous section
and select Excel Workbook as the output file format.