Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 211)

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Differences in file format for files saved in Excel
If you use Notepad to open a Unicode text file that was saved in Excel, you will notice
some differences from a file edited and saved in Notepad.
The differences are:
 Double quotes surrounding the string definitions are removed for most strings.
 String definitions containing embedded double quotes or other characters that Excel
treats as special characters, such as commas, are enclosed within double quotes.
 Any embedded double quotes are converted to a pair of double quotes.
Save the Unicode text file in Notepad
When saving the file, save it using the Unicode encoding option in the Save As dialog
box.
File schema
Comments
The text file uses the # symbol as a comment delimiter if it is the first character on a line.
Header
The first seven lines of the text file contain header information that must not be translated
or modified.
Body
The body of the text file starts on line eight, and includes the following columns:
The file is sorted alphabetically by component name, and then numerically by string
reference number.
Each string reference number refers to a different object in the component. In the example
shown above, string reference 1 might refer to a Momentary push button in the graphic
display called Pump station.
You do not have to change the format of the file before you import it into FactoryTalk View.
Column Component type Component name String reference “String definition”
Example Graphic Display Pump station 1 “Stop motor”