Dbf File Location (8200/8400/8600/8700 Only) - CipherLab 8000 User Manual

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3.2.4 DBF FILE LOCATION (8200/8400/8600/8700 ONLY)

The setting of "DBF file location" is only available for 8200, 8400, 8600 and 8700 since
currently only these models support the memory extension with an SD card.
By the setting of "DBF file location", you may specify where the lookup file is located.
The options are:
SRAM
SD Card
Normally, the lookup files are stored in the SRAM of the mobile computer. The original
lookup files (.TXT) will be automatically saved to DBF format when being sent to the
mobile computer.
8200/8400/8600/8700 support to save files to the SRAM, to the SD card or to the SRAM
through the SD card.
Before the lookup files are sent to the SD card of the mobile computer, they need to be
converted to DBF format (.DB0) by the DBF converter tool. You must save the lookup
files (.TXT) to DBF format first. Refer to
Only).
The following table details how a DBF file can be sent to the mobile computer when the
destined locations are different:
File Location
SRAM
SD Card
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7.3 SD DBF Converter (8200/8400/8600/8700
Sending Method
(1) Send the lookup file to 8200/8400/8700 SRAM.
The sending is carried out by the lookup sending utility
featured by the Batch AG. Click Transfer | Send Lookup on
the menu bar of the Batch AG to run the utility.
(2) Send the lookup file to 8200/8400/8600/8700 SRAM through the
SD card.
The sending is carried out by the DBF converter featured by
the Batch AG. Click Tools | DBF Converter from the menu
bar of the Batch AG to run the utility. In the DBF tool
window, be sure to enable Distribute.
Note the mobile computer's application template must have
the Lookup property's DBF file location set to "SRAM".
Send the DBF file to the SD card in 8200/8400/8600/8700.
Such sending is only feasible when the mobile computer installed
with the SD card runs as a removable disk. It requires the mobile
computer with SD card connected to a host computer with a USB
cable.
Such sending is carried out by the DBF converter featured by the
Batch AG. Click Tools | DBF Converter from the menu bar of
the Batch AG to run the utility. In the DBF tool window, be sure
to enable Distribute.
Note the mobile computer's application template must have the
Lookup property's DBF file location set to "SD Card".