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Viewing Log Files
Data stored into data files can be viewed on the screen in different formats. You can see how they look
on your screen and check different options by opening sample files you received with PAS. They are
located on your disk in the 'Samples' directory under the PAS installation directory.
Opening a Log File
o open a log file, click on the 'Open' button
at left of the toolbar, or
select 'Open...' from the 'File' menu. In the 'Files of type' box, select the
type of files you want to view, enter the directory where your files are
located and select a file you want to open. If this is an .mdb database, click once on
the file name with the mouse to receive the database contents on the right pane,
select a desired table from this pane, and then click 'Open'
The following operations are available in all log views regardless of the particular
log you are viewing.
Exporting Data to Another Application
You can copy the entire data table or graph, or part of the data into the Clipboard
or into another application such as Microsoft Excel or Word in order to expand
your report.
Click with the right mouse button on the data window and choose 'Select All'. If
your current view represents a table, click on the upper-left corner of the table
(where the 'No.' label is commonly displayed). Click with the right mouse button
on the window again and choose 'Copy' or click the 'Copy' button
on the
toolbar. Run the application to which you want to copy data, position the cursor at
the correct place, and then click the 'Paste' button
on the application's toolbar
or select 'Paste' from the 'Edit' menu.
Saving Data to a File
To save data to a file, click on the 'Save' button . Select the type of a file in
which you want to keep the data. The choices are commonly the ASCII file with a
log-specific extension and the *.mdb database.
Select a directory where you want your log file to be stored. To avoid confusion, do
not store data files into the 'Sites' directory where site databases are located.
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