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Exporting Output

The output from the model can be exported to one of 19 different file formats in either Time vs Concentration or Depth vs Concentration format. To export the output select either Time vs Concentration or Depth vs Concentration from the Export submenu from the Output menu. The Export Output wizard will be displayed. The wizard takes you through an 8-step process in which you can select the file type and other formatting options.

Time vs Concentration

This option will output the data in the format below; where T1 refers to time 1, C11 refers to the concentration at time 1 and depth 1; C12 refers to the concentration at time 1 and depth 2, etc.

T1   C11  C12   C13   C14  ....
T2   C21  C22   C23   C24  .... 
....
Depth vs Concentration

This option will output the data in the format below; where T1 refers to time 1, D1 refers to depth 1. C11 refers to the concentration at time 1 and depth 1; C12 refers to the concentration at time 1 and depth 2, etc.

T1  D1  C11
T1  D2  C12
....
T2  D1  C21
T2  D2  C22
....

Step 1

Select the file type to export the report to.

Step 2

Chooses the File origin from either windows or ms-dos. It also allows you to choose to include the column titles, and insert a blank row after the column titles.

Step 3

Clicking the Specifications button allows the user to load a previous export specification scheme or it also allows the user to save the current export specification scheme. The user may also Delete previous schemes which are no longer useful to them.

Step 4

In step 4, you choose the dates, times and numbers formats.

Step 5

In step 5, you choose which columns to export. In addition, you can define custom properties for each exported column.

Step 6

In step 6, you choose whether to add a header and footer section to the output file.

Step 7

In step 7, you choose the desired layout of the exported data. The user can also select between 12 different color styles.

Step 8

In step 8, you choose a file name to export the data to. You can also select the number of records to include in the exported file.

In addition, you can choose one of three options to occur after the exporting has completed.

Click Execute to export the data to the specified file type and complete the exporting process.

See Also

Displaying Model Output

Graphing Output

Listing Output

Importing Output Data