Flowlink 5.1 Software Instruction Manual - Isco

Isco Flowlink 5.1 ® Software
• CSV (“Comma Separated Values”, also known as commadelimited),
without summary.
Most spreadsheet applications can open or read .CSV
formats, and as an ASCII text file, the .CSV file can be
opened with any text editor. Flowlink exports CSV files
with a Data Definition Header.
• CSV, with summary. For tables, the summary
information appears in the last line of the file.
• PDF (Portable Document Format), for sharing and
viewing data using Adobe Acrobat family of products,
including the free Adobe Reader.
• HTML (HyperText Markup Language), for sharing and
viewing data using an Internet browser.
• IGD (Isco Graph Document), for sharing of graph and
table templates.
How to export data:
1. From the Flowlink menu, select File>Export.
2. Type the path and file name, or browse for the new
location by clicking the Select… button.
3. Select the export format from the Save As Type box and
click OK.
4. Click Export.
Flowlink displays its progress on the bar in the status box.
Run Flowlink from a
command line
Flowlink includes command line switches so tasks can be run
from a command line, macro, or a script.
Flowlink Command Line Options:
Task
Syntax
• open a specific database: /db FullPathToDatabase
• data retrieval (interrogate): /int SiteName
• print a graph/table: /pg GraphTableName
• import a file: /imp FullPathToImportFile.csv
• export a graph/table as a
CSV file:
• export a graph/table as an
HTML file:
• export a graph/table as a
PDF file:
/exp GraphTableName
/html GraphTableName
/pdf GraphTableName
• run a schedule: /man ScheduleName
To open a specific database, it must be the first parameter and
include the full path name. Use absolute path names; relative
path names are not recognized. Any single other parameter can
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