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Creating Text Files 10.5
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10.5 Creating Text Files
Application
You can use the TNC’s text editor to write and edit texts. Typical
applications:
Recording test results
Documenting working procedures
Creating formula collections
Text files are type .A files (ASCII files). If you want to edit other
types of files, you must first convert them into type .A files.
Opening and exiting text files
Select the
Programming mode of operation
Call the file manager: Press the
PGM MGT key
Display type .A files: Press the SELECT TYPE and then the
SHOW .A soft keys
Select a file and open it with the
SELECT soft key or ENT key, or
create a new file by entering the new file name and confirming
your entry with the
ENT key
To leave the text editor, call the file manager and select a file of a
different file type, for example a part program
Cursor movements Soft key
Move cursor one word to the right
Move cursor one word to the left
Go to next screen page
Go to previous screen page
Go to beginning of file
Go to end of file