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The file menu is used to manage creating, reading, and updating of configuration files.

These files normally have the '.xml' extension for 3.x and above and '.dat' for 2.x and below. They contain IP100 configuration parameters. The '.dat' files are binary and not directly human readable. Only the IP100 GUI can be used to read files in this format. The '.xml' files are human readable and printable.

The IP100 GUI version 3.x and above can read both '.xml' and '.dat' files. Only '.xml' files can be written. The ability to read '.dat' files means configuration files from 2.x can be opened and converted to 3.x format. This is useful for upgrading from 2.x to 3.x.

The following is a description of each menu item.

New Set the configuration in local memory to default values. Also clears the status bar.
Open Navigate to and read an existing configuration file.
Save Write the configuration to a file if the file has been previously opened either in this session or a previous session. If there is no such file then the action is the same as selecting the 'Save As' menu item. Hovering the mouse over the 'Save' menu item displays the previously saved filename in the status bar.
Save As Navigate to and write the configuration to a file. The file can be either a new file or an existing file.
Exit Stop the IP100 GUI. If the attached device is connected it will be disconnected. If the Monitor window is open it will be closed.
file.txt · Last modified: 2016/08/25 23:40 by dmeier