User`s guide

9030971 E17 Creating Definition Files
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Opening and Saving Definition Files
Saving a Definition File
Saving a Definition File
To save a definition file:
1. Click the Save icon, or select Save or Save As from the File menu.
• Select Save if you want to save an original file or changes to an
existing file.
• Select Save As if you want to save a new version of the original file
and retain the original file.
Whenever you select Save As or select Save to initially save a new
file, the Save As dialog box (Figure 3-2) appears. It enables you to
enter the name of the new file (original file or modified version of an
existing file).
Figure 3-2. File Selection Dialog Box
2. Enter a name for the definition file.
Use the Filter option to navigate to the correct directory path. Enter a file
name at the end of the path in the Selection field. Data Export appends
the definition file extension, .sde, when you execute the save.
3. Click the OK button to save the file.
The filename appears on the Data Export window’s title banner, and the
file is saved to the Data Export default definition file directory,
export.output, specified by the DefFileDefaultDir parameter in the
SDE resource file or another directory that you specified.
SDE: Save As
Filter
Selection
/usr/data/Spectrum/5.0/export.output/
OK
Files
Directories
[ ]
/usr/data/Spectrum/5.0/export.output/*.sde
/usr/data/Spectrum/5.0/export.output/ ..
Cancel
Filter
/usr/data/Spectrum/5.0/export.output/ .