Running The DDAT Program

Running the Program

Start the program by double-clicking on DataDisplayAndAnalysisTool.exe. Before you can plot the downloaded data, you must first open a data logger file. To do so:

Select File/Open on the main menu, or

If you've opened a file before and you wish to re-open it, select its filename in the "recently opened" list. This list will be empty the first time you run the program.

When you open a data logger file, the program automatically attempts to open a Setup file of the same name. For example, if you had previously saved a Setup for tower3.log called tower3.ini, tower3.ini would automatically be opened when you open tower3.log. The saved parameters, such as tag list, cursor position, and so on, would be restored from tower3.ini. The .ini file is not required and no error message is displayed if one is not found. Appropriate default values will be used in this case.

We suggest you make a sub-directory for each type of data logger that you will be using , with appropriate names. IE for VHLC call the directory VHLC , for GCP-3000 call it GCP-3000. As an alternate to naming the sub-directory after the type of data logger, the sub-directory may be named after the crossing/control point/intermediate location.

Down load the data logger files into the appropriate sub-directory. Click here for more details on why.

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Automatically Starting DDAT

The DDAT program may be automatically started by double clicking a data logger file. To do this you must use a file extension of DDAT when saving any file which has been downloaded from a data logger. Files that have already been downloaded and saved may be renamed with a file extension of DDAT.

If the program you are using to do the download does not allow an extension of DDAT , you may rename the file after downloading it.
IE: A file called ec-4.ddat will automaticlly start the DDAT program by double clicking it.

In order to automatically start DDAT when a logger file is double clicked , the DDAT program must first be associated with the DataDisplayAndAnalysisTool.exe program. This only needs to be done once , for each computer where DDAT has been installed.

1. Double Click a logger file which has an extension of ddat.
Windows will display a window indicating it does not know how to open files of type DDAT.

2. The window below is only displayed for Windows XP.
Click the Select the program from a list button

3. Click the Browse button. A window labelled Open With.. will be displayed
Find the sub-directory where DataDisplayAndAnalysisTool.exe was installed.
Click on Open
Click on the OK button , in the sample shown below.

The DDAT program uses signatures to determine the correct type of data logger file. When a .ddat file is double clicked , the file is searched for all possible signatures , and if a signature is found , the file is plotted.

If no signature is found, the File Open window is displayed and you may manually select the type of data logger file.

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1. Double Click a logger file which has an extension of ddat. Windows will display a window indicating it does not know how to open files of type DDAT.
2. The window below is only displayed for Windows XP. Click the Select the program from a list button	3. Click the Browse button. A window labelled Open With.. will be displayed Find the sub-directory where DataDisplayAndAnalysisTool.exe was installed. Click on Open Click on the OK button , in the sample shown below.