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HP LaserRX/MPE User's Manual: Analysis Software

Exporting Logfile Data 

When you open a logfile, you enable the Export Logfile command.  You
don't have to have a window open to export data using this command.

The Export Logfile command is an extension of the Export Window
functionality in that it allows you to export the same type of data
(application and process detail).  However, with the Export Logfile
command, you can export more data than can be shown in a window.

Export Logfile File Types 

You can export performance measurement data to two types of files:

   *   A Lotus 1-2-3-compatible spreadsheet file.

   *   An ASCII file.

       ASCII files do not have special control characters imbedded in
       them.ASCII files are compatible with statistical analysis programs
       such as SAS.

To Export Logfile Data 


CAUTION  Do not attempt to export data with the Export Logfile command
         until you become more familiar with the time constraints
         involved.  Large amounts of data can take hours to format and
         export.  See "Tips" later in this chapter.


   1.  Open the File menu and select Export Logfile.  The dialog box on
       the next page appears.


          Figure 7-2.  Export Logfile Dialog Box 

   2.  Designate the file to which the data will be exported by selecting
       one from the Files box or by typing the file name in the Filename
       box.  If the file name is not found, HP LaserRX/MPE creates a new
       file.

   3.  Specify the characteristics of the exported file.  Use the File
       Type box to indicate the type of file.  Click the Headings check
       box if you want row and column headings to appear in the
       spreadsheet or data output file.

   4.  Specify the data options.  Choose the dates and the shift of the
       data to be exported, and whether weekend data should be ignored.

       You can toggle between Application and Process data types to
       determine which type of data is to be exported.  If the
       highlighted logfile does not contain application or process data,
       the Data Type option will be blank.

       If the highlighted logfile contains process data and you select
       process for the Data Type, the  Next button is enabled.  The  Next 
       button accesses the Export Logfile Filters dialog box.  It allows
       you to graph a specific application, do a Zoom Process, and then
       export the process detail data.


          Figure 7-3.  Export Logfile Filters Dialog Box 

   5.  Click  OK on the Export Logfile dialog box.  The dialog box will
       disappear and the data will be exported.

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