BioOptix™ 10 Appendix A Method Templates

A.2 Modifying the

Template

5.Check the box labeled Always use this program to open these files.

6.Click OK.

After doing so, double-clicking on any file with the .tpl filename extension will open it in the selected text editor.

Once open in a text editor, the template file can be modified. Refer to Figure A-2 and the discussion following for instructions on modifying the template.

[Blocks]

Count=5

[Block1]

Name="Equilibrate"

Type="Fluid"

AskPause="Yes"

.

.

.

[Other]

Wavelength=280

;Use 254 nm for

;nucleic acids.

Block Count = total number of blocks (value range: 1 to 10)

Name = Descriptive block title (length: 0 to 20 characters)

Type = Block function (options: Fluid, Load, Gradient)

AskPause = Pause after completion? (options: Yes, No)

Wavelength = Detection wavelength (value range: 190 to 360)

Comment = precede notes with a semicolon as the first character on each line.

Figure A-2 Customizable values in the Standard.tpl file

 

After modifying the template, save the file. If saved as

 

Standard.tpl in the same folder as the biooptix.exe program file,

 

all new method files will be created according to your changes.

A.2.1 General Editing Rules

There are three types of changes that can be made to the file.

 

Numeric values – Numeric values follow an equal sign

 

and do not use quotes. Enter a numeric value within the

 

acceptable range.

 

Count=5 in Figure A-2 is an example of a numeric value.

 

Text entries – Text entries are enclosed in quotes and

 

follow an equal sign. Enter text between the quotes,

 

observing the string length or option requirements. Any

 

printing ASCII character may be used. Nonprinting

 

characters such as returns, line feeds, tabs, must be

 

avoided. Entries are not case-sensitive.

 

Name=”Equilibrate” in Figure A-2 is an example of a text entry.

 

Comments – Comments can be added to the file to

 

annotate changes, special instructions, author info, etc.

 

; Use 254 nm… in Figure A-2 is an example of a comment.

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