Loading a document

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Load

Loads a file that has been saved previously by the Panel. This will set all the parameters in the Panel to the setting that were made when the save was made. The following option is displayed:

Filename

Instead of typing the file name, the file can be selected from the Filer. After typing Image AddedFL, call the Filer by typing Image AddedF, and select the required document using the cursor keys followed by  

Saving the Panel's settings

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Save

If none of the options are changed, pressing  

The following options are displayed:

Filename  
Save only range of columns        No
Save selection of rows            No
Save marked block                 No
Save plain text                   No 

Name of file to save: by default, the current File name is displayed, as shown in the Options Page. This can be edited to save the document under a different name.

Save only range of columns: altering this option to Yes allows you to specify a range of columns. This should be given as two column labels, separated by a space: for example, A F. Only the text within the range of columns, inclusive, will be saved.

Save selection of rows: altering this option to Yes allows you to enter an expression. Only rows for which the expression evaluates to TRUE will be saved.

For example, column E in an inventory of goods may represent the quantity of each item in stock. To save a copy of the database which excluded out-of-stock items, you would type

Save selection of rows            Yes E1>0 

All row references in the expression are incremented before the expression is evaluated for each row in the document. So in this example row 6 will be saved if E6>0.

Save marked block: altering this option to Yes specifies that only the marked block of text should be saved.

Save plain text: altering this option to Yes will save the document as a plain text file, containing no special constructs. The contents of each successive column will be output separated by tab characters, with each row terminated by a return character.

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