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Managing Files

Changing the File Type

You can use the following procedures to change the file type.

u To change a program file to a text file

While a program file is open, tap [Edit], [Mode Change], and then ['Text].

u To change a text file to a program file

While a text file is open, tap [Edit], [Mode Change], and then ['Normal].

Tip

• Note that the above operations are not possible while a user-defined function is open.

u To change an editable file to an edit prohibited file

(1)Open the program file you want to make edit prohibited.

(2)Tap [Edit] and then [Compress].

•This displays a dialog box for inputting the backup file name. The backup file is a copy of the original (editable) file, which you can keep on hand if you have trouble changing an edit prohibited file back to an editable file.

(3)Enter the backup file name and then tap [OK].

•This saves two copies of the file. One is an edit-prohibited file under the name of the original (editable) file. The other is an editable backup file, which is created under the name you specify in step (3), above.

Original File (editable):

sample

Specified File Name:

sample2

Resulting Files:

sample (edit prohibited)

 

sample2 (editable)

•An edit prohibited program file cannot be opened from the Program Editor window.

•Edit prohibited files are displayed in the Variable Manager as “EXE” type files.

•Tapping [Cancel] instead of [OK] in step (3) quits the procedure without changing the file type.

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