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Section 8. Working with Data Files on the PC

8.2.3.2.1 Description of Output Option Commands

File Format

There are five File Format options to choose from: No File, Field, Comma,

Printable, and Custom. If No File is chosen, then only the .PRN file is saved to

disk. The Field, Comma, and Printable options produce files formatted as Field

Formatted, Comma Separated, and Printable ASCII, respectively. An example of

each of these file types is given in TABLE 8–1 in the Input Files section.

The Custom file format uses the regional settings in the Windows operating

system to determine the decimal symbol and the separator used with data values.

In the Regional Settings for Numbers, the decimal symbol uses the character

specified in the Decimal Symbol field; the separator uses the character specified in

the List Separator field. These settings are typically found in Control Panel |

Regional Settings (or Options), Numbers tab. This allows users who are used to

the comma “,” as the decimal and the period “.” as a data separator to see the

output data in that format.

Default Column Widths

The Default Column Widths field is used to set the default width of the

columns. Valid entries are 6,7,8, and 9. The initial width is 8. High

Resolution Final Storage data requires a minimum column width of 8.

Entering a number in the Width row for each column overrides the default

settings and sets the width of individual columns. If this field is left blank, the

Default Column Widths field is used.

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