Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software User Manual

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Section 8. Working with Data Files on the PC

Last Count
Each time Split runs a parameter file, it keeps track of the number of bytes

it read from the input file and saves this information in the parameter file.

Split can then start where it last left off. This is done by clicking the

Offsets button and selecting the Last Count option. This feature may be

used to process only the new data from a file in which new data are being

appended periodically to the data file.

When using the Last Count option, if the Start and Stop

Conditions are specified, they must exist in the newly

appended data or Split will never begin execution.

Because Last Count keeps track of the number of bytes in

the file, if you delete data from the beginning of a file, Last

Count will not work properly.

Specific
By selecting the Specific option and entering a number, Split will “seek”

that position in the file. This option saves time by starting (or stopping)

part way through a large data file. The number specifies the number of

bytes into the file to seek before processing data. A positive or negative

number can be entered. If the number is positive, Split will start reading

from the beginning of a file; if the number is negative, Split will start

reading from the end of a file. All characters, including spaces, carriage

returns, and line feeds, are counted.

CAUTION

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