Building a Custom Portable Program
3.Enable the TimeOut checkbox. Enter 45 in the Seconds
4.Press OK to save your settings and exit the dialog.
The Modify: Erase File NodeAfter you have uploaded data from the portable file, you will want to erase its contents. Otherwise, further data you collect is appended to the data you just uploaded, and your data file will quickly grow out of control. Complete the following steps:
1.Select the Modify: Erase File node to open its dialog box.
2.On the Data to Modify tab, select File in the Data Destination pull- down list.
3.Select Monthly Inventory from the File
4.On the Modification type tab, select Delete from the
Figure 99. The Modify Type Tab: Erase File
5.On the Next Node tab, select Exit Main Menu from the pull- down list.
6.Press OK to save your settings and exit the dialog.
The nodes for uploading data are now complete. Close the
return to the main program level. Then select to save your changes to the file.
The nodes that you created for the Upload Data frame ask the user for confirmation of the upload task. If the user answers Yes, it outputs the data file over the serial port. If the upload is successful, a message is displayed, the por- table’s file is cleared, and the Main Menu returns. If the upload is unsuccessful, the program beeps, displays an error message, and gives the user the option of trying again.
Your portable program should now be complete.
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