Save

The Save command allows you to save step data to a file on your hard disk and to save alterations to a file already existing on your hard disk. If the file does not already exist on your hard disk (i.e. the data have just been read from the StepWatch or are from a database record for which there is no file), a window will open that allows you to name the file and choose where to save it. If you are saving a file that you have opened from your hard disk, you will not be asked to name or choose the location for the file.

When you Save a file, the specifications for the time you have chosen to include or exclude for analysis will be saved with the file. The excluded data will not be lost and will be available for inclusion later.

Note that the Save command DOES NOT save records to the to database nor does it save alterations to database records. To save data to the database, you must use the "Add [file name] to Database…" command in the Database menu. See Adding a Database Record for further discussion.

Windows Users Only
On Windows machines, the StepWatch software automatically puts a .swb extension on the suggested file name when you use the Save or Save As... commands. Some versions of Windows (such as XP) provide an option in the Control Panels (Folder Options/View) for showing or hiding extensions of known file types. If your control panel is set to hide file extensions, you will not see the .swb in the suggested file name when you use the Save or Save As... commands. If you edit the suggested file name, the (invisible) .swb extension will not be appended to the name actually assigned to the file.

To make your Open file list show the StepWatch Program files, you have 3 options:

You may explicitly add a .swb to the end of each StepWatch file name when saving files.
You may change your Control panel setting to show file extensions.
You may select "All Files" in the File Type pop-up menu in the navigation window that opens when you use the Open File command.

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