So, I'll attempt to explain this the best that I can. I have a *.dat file that we have written a data plugin to handle importing our particular data file type and identify header properties, channel descriptions, channel units, channel names, and then associated data. However, certain files that I would like to read in will have a block of data with a set of channel names/units and then if our data user added a channel later we get another block of data with a new set of channel names/units. I've attached a sample of the data which I've removed most of the columns and actual data but still provided the format that it's in. I've changed the data file format from *.dat to *.txt to upload.
What I want to do is have DIAdem create a single channel name/unit/description row that concatenates all of the channels from multiple rows and delete the rows with extra channel names in them prior to loading in the data portal.
I currently have an Excel Macro that will match the channel names and create this format for me, but I would really like to get away from using excel as an interface for my team. If DIAdem has to call Excel in the background to export/import data, I suppose that would be okay but would prefer not if at all possible.
Any thoughts on how to do this effectively?
Thanks in advance!
Bueter