Exporting And Importing The Transponder Database; Dat" File Format - Bosch Security Escort SE2000 Series Training Manual

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Exporting and importing the Transponder Database

The following sections describe the steps to export and import data from and into the
Transponder Database. The operation supports XML and ".dat" with tab delimited file
formats. The export and import tasks are described in detail as follows.
Notice!
If extensions for known file types are enabled, this could affect the export and import
operations of the database. These extensions should be hidden from view.
For Windows 7, open Windows Explorer. From the menu bar, click Tools > Folder options...
menu item. The Folder Options window appears. Click the View tab. Under the Advanced
settings tree, look for the Hide extensions for known file types option. Ensure that the
checkbox is selected.
For Windows 10, open File Explorer (This PC). From the menu bar, click View menu item to
view the ribbon menu. Ensure that the checkbox of the File name extensions option is not
selected.
Figure 7.28: Find Transponder's Database Record Dialog
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".dat" file format

The ".dat" file must be in tab delimited text format. The data fields must be in the following
order, delimited by the horizontal tab character (decimal 8) and the record must be
terminated with a carriage return (decimal 13). If a data field has no data, just store the
terminating tab character for that field. The total number of characters in all the fields of a
record must be 255 characters or less, including the tab and carriage return characters.
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