LAUNCHING AND OPENING DATA FILES IN STABLE32
W.J. Riley, Hamilton Technical Services

INTRODUCTION

This paper describes the various ways that the Stable32 program can be launched and phase or frequency data files can be opened for analysis. Some of this information applies only to Version 1.33 and higher.

LAUNCHING STABLE32

The Stable32 program can be directly launched in several ways:

   Stable32 Direct Launching Methods
Method Example
Click on Stable32 Icon in Windows Start/Programs Menu Start/Programs
Click on Stable32 Shortcut on Windows Desktop  Desktop
Click on Stable32 Shortcut in Taskbar Taskbar
Click on Stable32.exe in Windows Explorer Explorer
Enter Full Stable32.exe Path in Windows Start/Run Dialog Box and Press OK  Start/Run
Enter Stable32.exe on Command Line of DOS/Windows Shell Command Line

For frequent use, place a shortcut to Stable32 on the Windows desktop or taskbar as a convenient way to launch the Stable32 program. Otherwise, use the Windows Start/Programs menu. Clicking on the Stable32.exe application file in Windows Explorer will also work. Launching Stable32 from the Windows Start/Run dialog box or DOS/Windows command line is useful to test the command line arguments.

Stable32 may also be launched indirectly by opening an associated data file as desribed below.

OPENING DATA FILES

Data files can be opened in Stable32 in several ways:

   Stable32 Data File Opening Methods
Method Example
By dragging and dropping a data file from the Windows desktop onto the Stable32 program icon
Open Drag&Drop
By clicking on a data file with a Stable32 associated extension in Windows Explorer
Open Click
By invoking Stable32 from the command line with a -p or -f option
Open Cmd
By invoking Stable32 from Run/Start with a -p or -f option
Open Run/Start
From the Stable32 File/Open menu
File Open Dialog Box
From the Stable32 previous file list  Previous File

The following options apply when a data file is opened:

  1. The Open Data File dialog box is invoked when the data filename and type is not known. The data type may be defined with a .phd or .frd filename extension, or a -p or -f command line option.
  2. The Multicolumn Data dialog box is invoked when multicolumn data is detected in the last numeric line of the data file.
  3. The Data File Opened dialog box is invoked unless it is disabled by the Show Data Opened configuration option or the -o skip command line option.

DATA TYPE

The Stable32 phase or frequency data type can be set in several ways:

   Stable32 Data Type Setting Methods
Method Example
With the -p or -f option from the command line
Type Command
With the -p or -f option from Windows Run/Start
Type Run/Start
With a .pdh or .frd data filename extension.
Type Extension
With a Data Type radio button in the Stable32 Open Data File dialog box Type Radio Button
With a Phase or Freq radio button in the Stable32 status bar
Type Status Bar

TAU

The Stable32 tau value can be set in several ways:

   Stable32 Tau Setting Methods
Method Example
Use the -t option on the Windows command line Command Line Tau
Use the -t option in Windows Start/Run Run/Start Tau
Use a Tau: header line in the data file Header Tau:
Use a # Tau= header line in the data file Header # Tau=
Infer tau from the interval between the first two timetags of a data file Phase Timetags
Use a PhaseTau= or FreqTau= item in the [Inputs] section of the Stable32.ini configuration file Tau Inputs
Enter the tau value in the Tau edit control in the Stable32 Data File Opened dialog box Data File Opened Tau
Enter the tau value in the Phase Tau or Freq Tau edit control in the Stable32 status bar Status Bar Tau

The precedence for setting the tau value is as follows:

  1. Manual entry.
  2. Command line.
  3. File header.
  4. INI [Inputs].
  5. Timetag interval.
  6. Default.

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