Creating A Directory; Formatting A Floppy Disk - Agilent Technologies ESA Series Getting Started Manual

b. Type: column displays the extension of the filename, for example, .SET, .STA, .TRC.
Directories are displayed as DIR and drives have nothing listed under Type:. They are only
designated by the Name: column ([-A-] or [-C-]).
c. Size: column displays the size of the file in bytes.
d. Modified: column displays the date and time the last change occurred.
3. The softkey menu has four options:
a. allows you to choose the type of file you wish to view. (You may view all types by using
Type:
the All key under
b. : Under the
Sort Sort
(ascending) or down (descending).
c. Dir Up : moves you up one directory level. If you are already at the top level, this key moves you
up to the drive level, displaying the available disk drives.
d. : moves you down into the highlighted directory or up into the next level (directory or
Dir Select
drive) if the ". ." under the Name: column is highlighted.
NOTE
Navigation keys: Use the front-panel
keys to move around in the directory information box.
4. The drive space line shows the number of bytes used on the drive and the number of bytes still free on
the drive.

Creating a directory

Directories and sub-directories can be created on both the A: floppy disc and the internal C: drive. This
allows maximum flexibility in organizing files. For this example, we will create a directory on the C:
drive.
1. Press ,
File More 1 of 2
fields will be Dir Name: and Path: and the Heading will read: Directories.
2. Navigate through the file system until the Path: field displays C:\. (Use the Step Keys, Knob, Dir
Up, and/or Dir Select keys.)
3. Press Name and enter the name, "START" using the Alpha Editor. (The numeric keypad is also
available for the filename.) Press
title. (Use the Bk Sp
4. Press
Create Dir Now
the screen. Then the status bar displays: Directory C:\START created.
5. To make a sub-directory, scroll down to the START directory you just created and press
The Path: field should now read: C:\START\. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 above, using a new name. The
status bar now should read: Directory C:\START\new name created.

Formatting a Floppy Disk

You can format a floppy disk in the analyzer. The format is MS-DOS
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Type.)
key, you can sort by any of the four columns and you can choose up
, . Your screen should look similar to Figure 4-1, except the entry
Create Dir
(hardkey) when the Dir Name: field contains this directory
Enter
hardkey on the front panel to make corrections.)
to execute the operation. The message: Creating Directory appears on
Viewing Catalogs and Saving Files
or and the
Step Keys Knob
1
. Note that it is not necessary to
File Menu Functions
or
Dir Up Dir Select
Dir Select .
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