Rockwell Automation 9323-PA2E APS SLC 500 Import/Export Utility User Manual - Manual (Page 40)

Creating an ASCII Archive File
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Specifying ASCII Archive Files
When specifying an ASCII archive file, be aware of the following guidelines:
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To create the file, use a text editor that produces only printable ASCII
characters, with no control or hidden characters.
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Do not use graphics characters.
The ASCII archive file is made up of six sections for MicroLogix 1000 controllers,
six sections for SLC 5/01 and SLC 5/02 processors, and seven sections for SLC 5/03
and SLC 5/04 processors. These sections are shown in table 5.D.
Of these sections, you must arrange three of them, the program header, chassis
configuration, and module configuration (bold in table 5.D) in the order shown in
table 5.D. In general, you can enter the remaining sections in any order, beginning
with the data table section.
Note The order in which you enter the program files section and the data table section is
important if your program files contain instructions that use data table files to store
control information. (For example, the MSG instruction uses a data table file to
store information such as the node number, message length, and file number.) For
such cases, see the table below:
If you enter the after you enter the
be careful not to overwrite
the existing
data table section program files section
control information with new
data table information.
program files section data table section
data table values with
instruction control
information.