When are default filename and folders used?

Temprecord has several rules it uses when saving data files and PDF report files.

When you read data from a logger and try to save it, a save file dialog will display. The initial name chosen for the filename is determined by the Default TRX filename. You can change the proposed filename at this point. The destination folder defaults at installation to C:\Documents and Settings\Joe Bloggs\My Documents\My Temprecord Files\. If you change the destination folder in the save dialog, Temprecord remembers the new folder from then on.

When you try to save a logger's data manually to a PDF file, if the data has already been saved to a TRX data file, the initial name chosen for the PDF file is the name of the TRX data file, but with a PDF extension You can change the proposed filename at this point. The destination folder defaults at installation to C:\Documents and Settings\Joe Bloggs\My Documents\My Temprecord Files\pdf\. If you change the destination folder in the save dialog, Temprecord remembers the folder for you, independently of the folder it last saved a TRX data file to.

When you try to save a logger's data manually to a PDF file, and the data has not already been saved to a TRX data file, you will be prompted to save the TRX data file first. The initial name chosen for the PDF file is the name of the TRX data file, but with a PDF extension You can change the proposed filename at this point. The destination folder defaults at installation to C:\Documents and Settings\Joe Bloggs\My Documents\My Temprecord Files\pdf\. If you change the destination folder in the save dialog, Temprecord remembers the new folder for you, independently of the folder it last saved a TRX data file to.

When you save a TRX data file from Auto Mode, Temprecord will never prompt you for the filename. Instead, it always uses the Default TRX filename format specifier to construct the filename, and the Folder for .TRX files to determine the folder the file is store in. Also, you will never be prompted if an existing file is about to be overwritten. It is important therefore that you arrange for these specifiers to always produce a unique filename.

When you save a PDF report file from , Temprecord will never prompt you for the filename. Instead, it always uses the Default PDF Filename format specifier to construct the filename, and the Folder for .PDF Files to determine the folder the file is store in. Also, you will never be prompted if an existing PDF file is about to be overwritten. It is important therefore that you arrange for these specifiers to always produce a unique filename.

Temprecord always automatically saves TRX data files or PDF report files before emailing them in Auto Mode. The TRX data files are saved according to the Default TRX filename and the Folder for .TRX files. The PDF report files are saved according to the Default PDF Filename and the Folder for .PDF Files. Temprecord then makes temporary copies of the files and generates attachments for the email. After the email has been sent the temporary files are deleted.

Take care with formatted filenames and folders. If careful attention is not paid to how they are used, one can unintentionally create a myriad of strangely-named files and folders!