Campbell Scientific RTDAQ Software User Manual

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Section 6. View Pro

the derived format can be corrected in this field.

If the first column contains a timestamp, but does not have the common
timestamp delimiters that allow View Pro to determine that it is a timestamp,
you can manually check the Has Date/Time Column check box and then
input the appropriate codes in the Derived Date/Time Format field to
designate the format of the timestamp.

If the first column of data does not contain a timestamp, leave the Has
Date/Time Column
check box unchecked. You will still be able to import the
file into View Pro and view the data. However, you will not be able to graph
the data.

Date and Time Format Codes

yy = Year last 2 digits
yyyy = Year as 4 digits
m = Month number no-leading 0
mm = Month number as 2 digits
mmm = Month using short form (Jan)
mmmm = Month using long form (January)
d = Day number no-leading 0
dd = Day number as 2 digits
ddd = Day using short day names (Sun)
dddd = Day using long day names (Sunday)
h = Hour with no leading 0's
hh = Hour as 2 digits
n = Minute with no leading 0's
nn = Minute as 2 digits
s = Seconds with no leading 0's
ss = Seconds as 2 digits
z = Milli-seconds with no leading 0's
zzz = Milli-seconds as 3 digits

Names

The header line that contains column names is designated by selecting an
option button on the left of the preview grid under Names.

Import

After all of the settings have been specified, press the Import button to import
the CSV file into View Pro.

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