ASCII export


This dialog shows up when selecting an ASCII export function. It allows to select the channels that are to be exported from a list and it allows to select a file name where the export is done to.

Please see the standard export function to get an explanation of the Selected Channels, Add, Remove and File name fields.

Please be aware that the ASCII export may need some time as each value has to be reformatted and printed to the new ASCII file. The ASCII export will also generate quite a huge file. Before using the ASCII export you may consider other export types that may be better fitting.


Values Defines the values to be exported to ASCII file. Please select all desired values that you wish to see in each row:
  • X&Y: exports the X value (time) and Y value(s) of all selected channels (Voltage)
  • Y: exports the Y values of all selected channels only
  • Index & Y: exports the Y values of all selected channels adding a row index to the data
  • Index & X & Y: exports the X value (time) and Y value(s) of all selected channels (Voltage) including a row index 
Columns Defines the column separation. Depending on the job you want to do with the ASCII file later on, different types of column formats may be interesting:
  • Fixed width: each column has a fixed width and is filled up with whitespaces to align all data in a row. This format is best fitted if you want to print or view the data with an ASCII editor.
  • Separated by spaces: between each column of data there is exactly one whitespace. This format is best fitted if you want to import data to third party products like Microsoft Excel
  • Separated by tabs: between each column of data there is exactly one tabulator key. This format is needed by some third party product if using data import.
  • Separated by comma: between each column of data there is exactly one comma key. This format is needed by some third party product if using data import.
  • Separated by semicolon: between each column of data there is exactly one semicolon (;) key. This format is needed by some third party product if using data import.
  • Separated by colon: between each column of data there is exactly one colon (:) key. This format is needed by some third party product if using data import.
Data format The data can be printed to ASCII file in different formats. Please select the format that is best fitting the needs you have.
  • 12.34 (dot): this is the US style dot separated value format. It needs to be used if your system is expecting a dot as separator for fractions and a comma as separator for thousands.
  • 12,34 (comma): this is the European style comma separated value format. It needs to be used if your system is expecting a comma as separator for fractions and a dot as separator for thousands.
  • Signed Int: the values are printed in raw data format as signed integer values as read from the hardware. There is no recalculation to voltage levels included.
  • 0x123 (hex): the values are printed in raw data format as hexadecimal values as read from hardware. The hexadecimal values may best be used for digital data export.
  • 1.234e01 (scientific): data is exported in international scientific data format.
Newline character Defines the character that is used as newline indicator at the end of each line. Most advanced text editors are able to show some or all of these correctly. Select the most fitting character depending on the job you want to do with the ASCII file later on:
  • Line feed: Use the line feed character (\n, 0x0A). This is the traditional newline character on Unix-like systems.
  • Carriage return: Use the carriage return character (\r, 0x0D).
  • Carriage return and line feed: Use a carriage return followed by a line feed. This is the traditional Microsoft Windows newline character.
Precision Defines the number of digits after the decimal mark. This setting is only necessary if Data format is dot, comma or scientific.
Print channel header Check this box if you want to store some information about the channels (name, units, ...) in the file. If unchecked the file contains only the data (and index and X value depending on the setting above).

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