4.6.1 Exporting data sheets

Each of the AUSRIVAS output sheets can be exported separately as a text file by selecting the desired sheet and using the ‘export’ function in the file menu or the export button on the toolbar . A box will appear listing format options for the exported text file. Select the desired option and click ‘OK’. A box enabling you to name the text file and save it to a specified directory will then appear. Name the file, select a directory and click ‘Save’ to complete exporting.

When you export a data sheet, you get a delimited text file only. All non-text information in the data sheets such as colours and pop-up information is lost. You can import your exported files into other programs, such as spreadsheets, that recognise delimited text formats.

 

4.6.2 Saving a document

The whole document (all of the data sheets) can also be saved as an AUSRIVAS file, which has the file extension “.Aus”. In this case the file is saved in a binary, rather than a text, format and it contains all of the information you see when you run the software. A file saved in this format can only be opened again using the AUSRIVAS software. To save an 'AUSRIVAS document' either use the 'Save as' option under the 'File' menu or click on the save button in the toolbar .

This file can then be viewed at a later date by choosing 'Open' from the 'File' menu or clicking on the open button in the toolbar .