File Splitter - GTrek II User Manual

The Searching Status box provides connection status information
on whether GTrek data logger is connected and switched on.
There only 3 states as follows:-
1. Waiting for GTrek connection
In this condition the program is waiting for GTrek to be connected. If the device driver has not
been installed correctly this message will be displayed even if GTrek is connected. If this is
the case check for red (fault) or yellow (warnings) in Device Manager.
2. Waiting for GTrek to power up
When your GTrek is connected to your computer and switched on it will be detected by
Microsoft Windows™ and reported to the program. If this message is displayed then switch
your GTrek onto the LOG position or if connected via Bluetooth set to the NAV position.
3. Found GTrek on COM4:
If this message is displayed you are ready to go. The actual COM port to which your GTrek is
connected to is displayed, it may not be COM4:

3.1 File Splitter

Your GTrek is capable of collecting data over long
periods particularly if set to one of the Longest Storage
Capability mode. This will create a single file that may
span many days.
The File Splitter utility will take this file and split it into
several files which correspond to the individual dates
found in that file.
If the Auto-Save is ticked (default) then the names of
the files created will be formatted as dd-mm-yyyy.gbf
and saved in the default folder "MyDocuments\ski-log
data files". If the Auto-Save is un-checked then the user
will be given the opportunity to select the file name and storage location for each file.
The original file will be renamed by adding "-split-" to the file name to prevent it from being
overwritten. If a file to be saved already exists the user will be prompted to overwrite the file. If the file
is overwritten then old file will be backed up first by
renaming it *.bak.
After the source file has been scanned a message is
displayed indicating how many days worth of data the file
contains. This may be more than expected. When
connecting your GTrek to a PC to download the collected
information additional entries may be added. These may
have later dates than the main body of
information.
When the process is complete a list of the files
created is displayed
For this utility to function correctly it is important
that when downloading data from your GTrek the correct Time Zone has been selected so the data is
saved with local time stamps. See "Set Time Zone"
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