Instruction manual
SECTION 7. DATA COLLECTION (DBSELECT)
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7.3.6 SELECTING WHAT DATA IS COLLECTED.
To select data for collection, select a station
(from the station list in the left box) where data
collection is desired (see Figure 7-3). Once the
station is selected, a list of the tables available
from that station is displayed in the middle box.
Select the table to be collected. Multiple tables
may be selected by holding the CTRL key while
clicking on the tables. To add a selected table
(or tables) to the list of collected tables (right
box) select the button marked >>>>. Double-
clicking on a table will also add it to the list of
selected tables in the rightmost box.
Additional tables from other stations can be
selected using the same process. The *.TABLE
button will select tables with the same name
from the remaining stations.
Tables can be removed from the list of tables
that will be collected by highlighting them and
selecting the DELETE button.
7.3.7 STARTING DATA COLLECTION
When all the desired tables have been selected
(are listed in the rightmost box), select the
UPDATE button to use the changes.
The status line at the bottom of the screen will
indicate DBSelect status. The network health
displays in NetAdmin should be checked to
monitor the data collection process.
Additional tables and stations can be added or
deleted to the selected table list without
stopping DBSelect. Adding table is done just as
before, deleting tables is done by highlighting
the tables to delete in the right most column and
then pressing the DELETE button. When the
desired changes have been done, the UPDATE
button should be pressed.
DBSelect will stop collecting all data for the
following reasons:
• DBSelect is closed (not minimized but closed).
• Less than 5 megabytes of free disk space.
• The Acknowledged Named Pipe client (e.g.,
TCPS TCP\IP program) is not acknowledging
data and DBSelect can buffer no more data
while waiting for acknowledgment (if the
acknowledged pipe is being used).
If the list of stations and/or tables available in
the network changes, data selected for
collection may no longer be available. In this
case, DBSelect will produce an error message
and keep checking the list of available stations
and tables to see if the data becomes available
again. This continues until the table becomes
available or the list of tables to be collected is
altered by a user. Typically the list of table
changes when a CR10T is powered down or
has a new '.DLD' file downloaded.
FIGURE 7-2. ASCII Files Setup