2.7.32 impEP
Menu Information
Data: Import from File: EarthProbe (EPA)
  
If you do not see this file type, choose Data: Import from File: Add/Remove File Types...
  
 
Brief Information
Import EarthProbe EPA file
 
Command Line Usage
1. impEP fname:="sample.EPA";
 2. impEP fname:="sample.EPA" orng:=[Book3]Sheet2;
 
 
X-Function Execution Options
Please refer to the page for additional option switches when accessing the x-function from script
 
Variables
Display Name
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Variable Name
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I/O and Type
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Default Value
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Description
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| File Name
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fname
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 Input
 string
 
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 fname$
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 The file(s) to be imported. Click the browse button beside the list box to open one or more files. Then the file names will be listed in the box.
 
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| File Info
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trFiles
 | 
 Input
 TreeNode
 
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 <unassigned>
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 This is used in the dialog for displaying the basic information of the file. Only the size of the data file will be displayed.
 
See more details in Description table
 
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| Import Options
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options
 | 
 Input
 TreeNode
 
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 <unassigned>
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 This is the TreeNode for the import filter, which is hidden from the GUI. Users are not advised to use this variable.
 
See more details in Description table
 
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| Output
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orng
 | 
 Output
 Range
 
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 <active>
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 The range for where the data should be imported into.
See the syntax here.
 
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| Header Info
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finfo
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 Output
 TreeNode
 
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 <optional>
 | 
 This is for outputting the header information, which is hidden from the GUI. Users are not advised to use this variable.
 
See more details in Description table
  
 
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Description
Origin will always import the EarthProbe data into a matrix, so a new matrix window will be created for the data if no output matrix is specified and the active window is a worksheet.
 Details on Some Dialog Options
 
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- Please see this page for more details.
 
   
Examples
1.  The following example imports an EarthProbe (EPA) data file into a new book and renames the book with the filename:
 
- a. From the Origin menu, select Data: Import from File: EarthProbe (EPA). This opens the Open File dialog for you to choose the import file.
  
- b. Browse to the folder where your data file is. Select the file and click the Add File(s) button. Click OK to close the dialog box.
  
- c. Specify the import mode as the requirement. Click Ok to close the dialog.
  
2.  The following script command imports an EarthProbe file (c:\Sample.dat) without opening the dialog:
 
- fname$="c:\Sample.EPA";
  
- impEPA;
  
Related X-Functions
impASC, impFile, impinfo, cd, dlgFile
 
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