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Data Import

Data Import

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You may import the Cross-Reference library data from ASCII (text) file.

It should be text file where each line corresponds to one cross reference “pair” (PN->GN, CN->GN or MN->GN) and each line contains three fields:

Field name

Type

Width

Values

Cross reference flag

String

2

Defining the type of the cross reference. It may have one of the following three values:

CN - Catalog number

PN - Part number

MN - Military number

Cross reference name

String

62 - Left justify and add trailing blanks, so that the string is 62 characters long.

Part number, catalog or military number

Generic name

String

42 - Left justify and add trailing blanks, so that the string is 42 characters long

RAM Commander

Generic name

 

See the example file contents below:

CN1817450                                                       74HC00

CN1817451                                                       74HC04

CN1817452                                                       74HC05

The first line of this file defines import of Cross-Reference Library record wich means that the part with Catalog number (CN) 1817450 corresponds to RAM Commander's generic name (GN) 74HC00.

The import of such file will result in the following records of the Cross-Reference Library:

 

To Import Cross-reference Data from an ASCII File:

1.Activate the Product tree view (see Activating the Product Tree View paragraph).
2.From the Library menu, choose "Cross reference".
3.The Cross reference manager opens.
4.From the Cross-reference menu, choose "Import from ASCII…"
5.Browse to the desired text file and press Open.
6.RAM Commander will perform the import and update the library window.