Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 198)

Section 10. Utilities
When Use Filemarks, Use Removemarks, or Use Time is selected, the
Create New Filenames option is disabled. New file names will always be
created.
Convert Only New Data – When this option is selected, only data that has
been collected since CardConvert’s last conversion of the specified file(s) will
be converted. The first time CardConvert is used on a file, all data will be
converted. On subsequent conversions, only new data will be converted.
However, if CardConvert cannot tell what data is new (i.e. if data on the card
has wrapped since the last conversion), all data will be converted. This option
can be used with Append to Last File to create a continuous file with no
repetition of data.
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0.1.2.3 File Naming
Time/Date Filenames – When this option is selected, the date and time of the
last record of data in the file will be appended to the end of the base file name.
The suffix includes a four digit year, a two digit month, a two digit day of
month, and a four digit hour/minute. When this option is selected, Use Day of
Year becomes available. If this option is selected, the Julian day (day of year)
will be used for the suffix instead of the year/month/day/hour/minute suffix.
Create New Filenames – When the Create New Filenames option is selected,
CardConvert will add a _01 to the filename, if a file of the same name is found
(e.g., TOA5_Mydata_01.dat). If a *_01.dat file is found, the file will be named
with a _02 suffix. If the Create New Filenames check box is cleared and a file
with the same name is found, you will be offered the option to Overwrite the
existing file or Cancel the conversion.
The Create New Filenames option is disabled when the Use Filemarks, Use
Removemarks, or Use Time option is enabled.
Append to Last File – When this option is selected, converted data will be
appended to the end of the destination file. If the destination file does not exist
when a conversion is done, a new file will be created. On subsequent
conversions, converted data will be appended to the end of that file. If the
header of the new data does not match that of the data in the destination file, an
error will be generated. This option is most useful with the Convert Only
New Data option to create a continuous file with no repetition of data.
0.1.2.4 TOA5/TOB1 Format
These two options are available when the ASCII Table Data (TOA5) or the
Binary Table Data (TOB1) output option is selected.
Store Record Number – By default, the record number for each row of data is
stored in the data file. This record number can be omitted from the converted
file by clearing the Store Record Number check box.
Store Time Stamp – The time stamp can be omitted from the file by clearing
the Store Time Stamp check box.
10.1.3 Converting the File
Once the File and Conversion settings are selected, press the Start Conversion
button. CardConvert will begin processing the file. When the file is being
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