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complete, simultaneously hold the
STEP
and
LF
buttons for five
seconds.
6.
The Palm Computer will close the file named with today’s date. Tap
Exit
to end EzPalm or tap
Explorer
to view the file list.
7.
The EDM display will show
SAVE D?N
.
•
If you have successfully dumped the data to your PC, tap the
LF
button to display
SAVE D?Y
and then tap
STEP
. This will
reset to zero the percentage of memory filled since the last save.
No data will be erased.
•
If you did not dump the data to your PC and wish to do so later,
leave the message
SAVE D?N
and tap
STEP
. You will be asked
if you are finished using the program mode by the message:
END
Y
. Tap
STEP
if done. Tap
LF
to change the message to
END
N
and stay in the program mode. Tap
STEP
to continue.
Transferring Data from the Palm Computer to your PC in Excel
compatible format
1.
Place the Palm Computer in the cradle and begin a HotSync. Your
file will be placed in the folder
C:\Palm\YourName\Backup
where
YourName
is the folder corresponding to your Palm Computer user
name. The file will have a name similar to
P010318a.PDB
corresponding in this example to the date 2001, March 18.
2.
Using MS Explorer, move the file
P010318a.PDB
to the folder
containing the EzSAVEP.exe application—such as
C:\Palm\Add-on\EZPALM2.
3.
To run EzSAVEP on the PC, go to directory
C:\Palm\Add-on\EZPALM2
and run
EXSAVEP.EXE
. From the
main menu use the up and down arrow keys to select
De-Compress
Palm Pilot Data
. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the file
to decompress. Press the <Enter> key.
EzSAVEP will create one or more
.CSV
files, each of which
corresponds to one flight, for example
F010318A.CSV
.
Data Analysis
The data stored in the
.CSV
file is a comma separated value file. MS
Excel® and other spreadsheets will import the file without further
prompting. A program that doesn’t recognize
.CSV
files will ask you