To Save A Trace List In Ascii Format - HP 16500B User Manual

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To save a trace list in ASCII format

To save a trace list in ASCII format
Some HP 16500B displays, such as file lists and trace lists, contain columns of
ASCII data that you may want to move to a PC for further manipulation or
analysis. You can save these displays as ASCII files, using a procedure similar
to that for creating graphics images. While a graphics capture saves only the
data shown onscreen, saving the display as an ASCII file captures all data in
the list, even if it is offscreen.
Insert a DOS-formatted 3.5" disk in the flexible disk drive.
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Set up the menu you want to capture, or run a measurement from
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which you want to save data.
Remember that only displays that present lists of textual data can be
captured as ASCII files.
Select Print Disk from the Print menu.
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Select the Filename field and specify a file name to which the screen
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will be printed.
Select ASCII (ALL) from the Output Format field.
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If the current display contents can't be saved as an ASCII file, this option will
not be present in the Output Format field.
Select Flexible Disk from the Output Disk menu.
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Select Execute.
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