NetScan User’s Manual, 11-06-98 PostView 5-3
Starting PostView
The main ways of starting PostView are:
1) Open PostView directly from the Windows Explorer, Desktop Icon, or Start Run browse feature (on
desktop).
2) From the acquisition program’s main window, click on the toolbar’s PostView button, or select
PostView from the pull-down menu.
Each of these methods is illustrated in the following figure. Actions in the decision diamond are
performed automatically by PostView and require no user action.
Two Basic Methods of Opening PostView
When you first open PostView the program automatically checks for the existence of an .iot or .txt data
file (previous figure). If no data file can be found, PostView displays its File Open dialog box so you can
select the desired file. In addition, PostView checks for a Display Configuration File (see Note). If none is
found the File Open dialog box still allows you to select the desired file. In this later case the Chart Setup
Wizard opens, providing a means of setting up a chart display (the number of chart groups, number of
charts per group, channel assignments for each chart, and types of channels).
1Note: PostView automatically checks for Data Files. These files are recognized by .iot or .txt filename
extensions.
2Note: PostView automatically checks for Display Configuration files. These files are automatically
saved when exiting your data acquisition program. These files are recognized by filename
extensions of: .io# (for binary files) and .tx# (for ASCII files).
3Note: Several copies of PostView can be active at the same time; allowing you to view different data
files during the same session. To view a data file from PostView, select Open under PostView’s
File menu, and select the desired data file.
Method 1: Open PostView Directly from Windows Ex plorer, Desktop Icon, or Start Run browse
Method 2: Open PostView directly from the Data Acquisition Program
Windows Explorer
PostView
Open
Open
Data1.iot
Data2.iot
Data3.txt
OK
OK
PostView uses
existing Display
Configuration
File (Data1.io#)
PostView uses
existing Display
Configuration
File (Data1.io#)
PostView opens
Chart Setup Wizard
PostView opens
Chart Setup Wizard
YES
YESYES
NO
NO
NO
Does
Display
Configuration
File E xist
?
2
Does
Display
Configuration
File E xist
?
2
Does
Data File
Exist
?
1
x
File Chart View Acquire Data Window Device Setup
Group 1
PV
Open PostView from the data acquisition
program by using the button, or by
selecting from the appropriate
pull-down menu.
PostView
PostView
Data1.iot
Data2.iot
Data3.txt
Charting
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Initializi ng Uploading
PostView's File/Open Box
PostView's
File/Open Box