Managing Files

1.6.4 Importing a Trace in ASCII Format

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You can import trace data in ASCII format. If the file you are

 

importing was originally exported using the Data Explorer

 

software, you can import a spectrum trace only into the

 

Spectrum window and a chromatogram trace only into the

 

Chromatogram window. However, if the data is from another

 

source, the software does not know the data type and you

 

must make sure to import the data into the correct window

 

type.

Importing a Trace

To import an ASCII trace:

in ASCII Format

1. Open a data file and activate a Chromatogram or

 

 

 

Spectrum window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: You must open a data file before you can import

 

 

 

ASCII data, even if the data file is unrelated to the

 

 

 

imported data.

 

 

 

 

2. Select Add/Remove Traces from the File menu, then set

 

 

 

the Replace Mode by selecting one of the following:

 

 

 

• Replace the Active Trace

 

 

 

• Add a New Trace

 

3. From the File menu, select Import, then select ASCII

 

 

 

Chromatogram or ASCII Spectrum (the menu item is

 

 

 

context sensitive to the selected window).

 

 

 

An Open dialog box appears.

 

4. Select the ASCII file to import.

 

5. Click OK.

 

 

 

The imported trace is displayed in the active window.

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