DocExchangeDataFilesΒΆ

DocExchangeDataFiles executes a data exchange for a complete document.

bool = DocExchangeDataFiles(hDoc, smMatrix)
bool = DocExchangeDataFiles(hvPage, smMatrix)
bool = DocExchangeDataFiles(hvPage, smMatrix, oPara)

Return Value

Parameters

hDoc

hDoc is a handle of an UniPlot document. hvPage is a vector with page handles.

smMatrix

smMatrix is a matrix with 7 columns:

Column Alias Description
1 DS_FILE_ORIGIN Original data file name. For Excel files the sheet name can be added to the file name in square brackets.
2 DS_FILE_NCNAME Name of the NC file.
3 DS_FILE_ACTION Action string.
4 DS_FILE_STYLEPROPS 2D style attributes.
5 DS_FILE_STYLEPROPS3D 3D style attributes.
6 DS_FILE_COMMENT Comment string.
7 DS_FILE_RECORDFILTER Record filter: See auto_SetFilter

Valid values for the action string (see example and Data=>Data Exchange (Page)):

Value (String) Description
"" (empty string), Exchange data.
"UNCHANGED" ignore datasets.
"SETTOZERO" set to 0.
"SETSTYLEONLY" Only style properties will be set. The data points will not be modified.
oPara

oPara is an object created with obj_create. The object can be used to pass parameters. The default values are the last interactive specified values.

Element Description
bUpdatePlaceholder If TRUE (1): Dollar placeholders will be updated..
nRecordFilter Value = 1: Use Record Filter specified in Data files, Value = 2:Use Record Filter specified in Datasets (Curve), Value = 3: Do not use Record Filter.
bAutoscale If TRUE (1): All axes will be auto scaled.
bResetDatasetScaling If TRUE (1): Scale factor and offset will be set to default values (1, 0).
bDisplayChannelReplaceDialog If set to TRUE (1), a dialog box is displayed to replace missing channels by valid channels.

Example

RegisterCommand("Data", "MyDataExchange", "My Data Exchange");
UserBar_Add("MyDataExchange");
def MyDataExchange()
{
    hDoc = AppGetActiveDocument();
    if (hDoc == 0) {
        MessageBoxError("No active Document");
        return FALSE;
    }
    smF = DocGetDataFileList(hDoc);
    smF[1;DS_FILE_ORIGIN] = "c:/programme/uniplot/samples/TEST4.xls [data]";
    smF[1;DS_FILE_COMMENT] = "This is a comment";
    smF[1;DS_FILE_ACTION] = "";  // Exchange data

    obj = [.];
    obj.nRecordFilter = 1;
    obj.bAutoscale = TRUE;

    DocExchangeDataFiles(hDoc, smF, obj);

   PageReplot(DocGetActivePage(hDoc));
    return TRUE;
}

History

Version Description
R2015.5 New column added: DS_FILE_RECORDFILTER
R2012.3 New parameter oPara
5.15.6 Can be invoked with a page handle to exchange the data for one or more pages.
5.11.0 New.

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