SmarTek Systems SAS-1 as a Count Station And Converting - Manual (Page 5)

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Converting the Archive Data from the SAS-1 to Another Format
1) To convert each SAS Archive Data file (.ahx) to a Spread Sheet Ready File (.atx) and PRN
files, click the Archive/Decode SAS Archive menu item. This opens the SAS Archive File
Conversion Window.
2) Click on the file for conversion in the middle pane to select the file.
3) Click the Add button to add the highlighted file to the conversion list in the right pane.
Click the Add All button to select and add all files to the conversion list. To clear a file(s)
from the list for conversion click on the file to select and then click the Clear button. To clear
all files from the conversion list click the Clear All button.
4) Click in the upper/lower part of the "Convert To" field to select the file format that
each Archive Data File (.ahx) will be converted to.
5) To start the conversion process, Click the Convert button. The number of files left for
conversion is shown in the bottom line of the window. When the number of files is 0, the
process is finished.
The converted files are stored in the SAS_Monitor \Arch_Data\ sub-folder. In addition to the
selection in the "Convert To" field, the Archive Data Files (.ahx) are converted to a space
delimited spread sheet ready file with the file named as follows:
20011116_094313_I95Rt123.atx
File Name Specified in Archive Header
yyyy
mm
dd hh
mm
ss
Note: When converting to a PRN Volume file, an associated PRN File Header (.hdr)
is required. The associated header (.hdr) files must be prepared in advance and
located in the SAS Monitor \Arch_Data\ sub-folder. See page 6 for instructions on
PRN File Header set up.
Convert To Field
Select Files for Conversion
Files for Conversion
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