The Copy: To File Node - PSC PT Program Generator User Manual

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The Copy: To File Node

Finally, you need to set up the
tory register to a portable file for transmittal back to the PC. Each time new
data is scanned or entered, existing data in the
Therefore, the data must be copied and appended to a data file.
Complete the following steps:
Figure 93. The Copy: To File Dialog Box
The file name can include spaces and more than eight characters.
The
accept that data either through scanning or data keys. If the data is verified as
numeric, it is appended to a data file named Monthly Inventory. If it's
not numeric, the portable beeps and displays an error message. Pressing a func-
tion key brings back the
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1. Double-click the
2. On the
Copy From
3. Select Inventory from the
tab, select File from the
4. On the
Copy To
down list.
5. Press the
New File
6. Enter Monthly Inventory in the
7. Press to save your new file.
OK
8. In the
Write Type
9. Press to save your settings and exit the dialog box.
OK
10. Press the button to return to the main Program level.
Close
11. Select
File > Save
nodes you created prompt the user to enter data, and they
Collect Data
Main Menu
node to copy data from the Inven-
Copy: To File
Inventory
node to display the dialog box.
Copy: To File
tab, leave the
Data Source
Register
button to open the
Create File
pull-down list, select Append.
to save your changes to the application file.
.
PT Program Generator (PPG) v5.0
register is replaced.
field set to Register.
pull-down list.
pull-
Data Destination
window.
field.
Name