Starting or Stopping the Capture of Data to a CSV File

Data captured to a CSV file for manipulation by an external program such as Excel is controlled on a sheet‑by‑sheet basis. You can turn off the capture of data for a specific activity while leaving it enabled for another. For details about selecting the data for capture to a CSV file, see "Capturing Columns to a CSV File" and "Capturing Rows to a CSV File", earlier in this chapter.

To start the capture of data to a CSV file when the view is refreshed or the active timer fires

1. In the table of data for the current activity, select the row whose data you want captured to file for subsequent manipulation by an external program.

2. Right‑click on a table row and then select the CSV Capture - Start command. (A message box is displayed if you have not yet selected the item or items whose data you want captured.)

All sampled data values that were recorded since the previous sample are then recorded to a CSV file when the view is refreshed or the active timer fires and the command changes to the CSV Capture - Stop command.

To stop the capture of data to a CSV file when the view is refreshed or the active timer fires

• Right‑click on the row of a table whose selected data is captured to a CSV file when the view is refreshed or the active timer fires and then select the CSV Capture - Stop command.

The capture of sampled data for selected items in that activity then stops and the command changes to the CSV Capture – Start command.