Using Database Files - HP 86037B Instruction Manual

Operation

Using Database Files

Using Database Files
The HP 86037B maintains all measurement results and settings in a database.
The initial database is located in the hpcd/customer folder on the computer's
drive C. Until you create a new database, results for each of your measure-
ments will be contained in this initial database file. New database files must be
placed in a new folder.
The system always operates with an open database. You can change the open
database at any time. After opening a new database, the calibration files,
devices, test operator, manager's names, and test data from the previous data-
base are no longer available. To make them available, select the previous data-
base directory.
The information in the database, including measurement results, can be read
and modified using a database tool such as Microsoft Access. For information
on remote programming of the system through the database, refer to Chapter
4, "Remote Control".
Repair Database command
If an error occurs while you are trying to open a database, the database file is
damaged and must be repaired before it can be opened. Damaged data will be
removed during the repair process and is permanently lost and unrecoverable.
However, repairing an undamaged database file causes no harm and no data is
lost. The database repair function returns a warning if the database file is read
only.
The repair function operates on any database file other than one that is cur-
rently open. During a repair, the database file is compacted, which can result
in a file that is smaller than the original.
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