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Bio-Plex Manager Software 6.1 User Guide | Analyzing the Results
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Opening a Results File
To open an existing Results file, click the Open Results button on the
Quick Guide or main toolbar, or select Open Results from the File menu.
Locate and select the file using the usual Windows Open dialog.
Standard Edition Results files have the file extension *.rbx. Secure Edition
Results files have the extension. *.srbx. See Using the Security Edition on
page 125 for more Security Edition information.
NOTES:
• Secure Edition Results files can be opened only as read-only files
using the Standard Edition of Bio-Plex Manager™
• Results files created or modified by the current version of Bio-Plex
Manager cannot be opened by earlier versions of the software
• From Bio-Plex Manager, you can import a Luminex xPONENT file.
For more information, see Importing Luminex xPONENT Output
Files on page 194
Saving a Results File
To save a Results file, with the file open, click the Save button on the main
toolbar or select Save or Save As from the File menu.
Reducing the Size of a Results File
Results files that include all the data from a reading can be very large
(>5 MB). Much of this file size is due to the raw bead event data from the
reading, which is used to generate the bead map and histogram displays. If
you need a smaller file size (for example, to send via email), you can save a
copy of the file without this raw bead event data, but with the other numerical
data from the reading intact.
NOTE: We strongly recommend keeping a copy of the original Results file with
the raw bead event data intact. These data are necessary for changing the DD
gate range in the Results file (see page 149), and for exporting the data in XML
file format.
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