Bio-Rad EXQuest Spot Cutter - Manual (Page 253)

PDQuest User Guide
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File Name Categories
This type of category provides a link between spots and files on the user’s computer,
network, or removable disk drive. For example, you can open a Protein Probe file
linked to a spot from within PDQuest.
To create a file name category, open the Add Category dialog box, enter a name for
the category (e.g., Protein Probe), then select the Filename option button. In the File
Extension field, type the extension of the file type you want to link (e.g., Protein
Probe files have the extension "prp"). Use the Browse button next to the Files in
Folder field to select the directory where the files in this category located.
Fig. 7-12. Editing a text category.
When you are finished, click Done. In the annotation entry for a spot in this category,
enter the exact file name you want to associate with the spot. This file must be located
in the directory you specified in the Add Category dialog.
To open the file linked to a spot, right-click on the spot in the MatchSet and select
Find File For. In the pop-up box, select the appropriate category name. This will
launch the application associated with that file and open the file.
You can associate different files with the same spot, but they must be linked using
different file name categories.