File Commands - Agilent Technologies 86038A User Manual

Base Commands
ExportCSV Method
Recall Method
Agilent 86038A Optical Dispersion Analyzer, Third Edition

File Commands

The File property returns a file object that has methods to control the save
and recall of data and instrument settings.
Saves the measurement settings and raw data. This file is saved as an
ASCII text file with a .csv extension. The data is comma separated and can
be read directly into spreadsheets and analysis packages such as Matlab
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or Excel .
An error will be raised if the specified path does not exist on the ODA.
Also, any existing file by the same name will be overwritten.
Parameters
ByVal filename As String - Full filename and path of the export file. The file
will be saved on the ODA system itself.
VB.NET Syntax
odaClient.File.ExportCSV("D:\Data\MyExport.csv")
VB 6.0 Syntax
odaClient.File.ExportCSV("D:\Data\MyExport.csv")
Recalls a previously saved instrument state, including settings, trace data,
and normalization data. An error will be raised if the specified file name
does not exist on the ODA.
Parameters
ByVal filename As String - Full filename and path of the ODA file. The file
must exist on the ODA system.
VB.NET Syntax
odaClient.File.Recall("D:\Data\MyState.oda")
VB 6.0 Syntax
odaClient.File.Recall("D:\Data\MyState.oda")
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