User`s guide

/R:<row>
[-<rowEnd>]
[,C]
Select data for the specified row range. The default is 0. If ‘’C’’ is specified, then
the row data will be arranged as one row per column.
/C:<col> Select data for the specified column. The default is 0.
/S:<scan>
[-<scanEnd>]
[,C]
Select data for the specified scan range. The default is 0 (1 scan). If ‘’C’’ is
specified, then the scan data will be arranged as one scan per column.
/L Orient the output data in lines instead of columns.
/F:<format> C printf format string. The default is ‘’%14.6le.’’ This specifies a double (long
float) with a width of 14 columns and a precision of 6 in exponential format. Other
formats are:
%lf — regular floating point format
%le — exponential floating point format (also %1E)
%lg — regular or exponential, whichever is shorter (also %1G)
/B:<string> Field separator string. The default is ‘’ ‘’ (space.) Viewdata requires commas
between real and imaginary data.
Example 1
Convert an SDF data file to an ASCII data file:
SDFTOASC TEST.DAT TEST.TXT
Example 2
Convert an SDF data file to an ASCII data file using a comma (‘’,’’) as the field separator:
SDFTOASC TEST.DAT TEST.TXT /B:,
Example 3
Convert a spectrum SDF data file to ASCII (converting the data to Vrms^2 /Hz (PSD)).
SDFTOASC SPEC.DAT SPEC.TXT /Y:PRD
The ‘’P’’ converts the data to V^2 (if not already power data), the ‘’R’’ converts the data to rms,
and the ‘’D’’ converts the data to density units (/Hz).
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