Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 197)

8–20 Working with Tags
Publication 2706-817
Exporting tags
1. Choose Export from the Tools menu to open the Export Tags
dialog.
2. Select an output format (APS ASCII, AI, or CSV).
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ATTENTION: The Export function automatically
adjusts tag names and descriptions to fit the new
format. If this will cause problems, edit the tags and
their names before opening the Export tool.
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When you export to an APS ASCII file:
– If the tag name is longer than 10 characters, the Export
function truncates the name.
– If the description is longer than 50 characters, the Export
function truncates the description.
– If special characters in the description are equivalent to those
used by APS, the Export function translates them:
carriage return (<cr>) to backslash (\)
quotation mark (”) to double quotation marks (””)
backslash (\) to tilde-backslash (
∼
\).
– If the tag name contains other special characters, the Export
function deletes them.
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When you export to an AI file:
– If the tag name is longer than 15 characters, the Export
function truncates the name.
– If the description is longer than 75 characters, the Export
function truncates the description.
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When you export to a CSV file:
– If the comment (description) field contains quotation marks,
commas or carriage returns, the Export function puts quotation
marks around the comment field.
– If the comment field contains embedded quotation marks, the
Export function changes them to double quotation marks (””).