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NExS stores spreadsheets by names with extensions. The
name identifies the spreadsheet for your purposes; the
file extension lets NExS identify the file type for
different operations. File names for NExS spreadsheet
files end in .xs3.
You should use names that are descriptive or mnemonic, so
you can easily identify the spreadsheet from a directory
listing, possibly weeks or months after you have last
used the file. If you have several files that are
similar, you can differentiate between them by adding
dates or code numbers, for example, MFG_391 or TEST91.
Follow these conventions in assigning spreadsheet names:
- File names follow the conventions for the host file
system. They can usually be at least eight characters
long and can consist of both letters and numbers.
(Some systems support names as long as 127
characters.)
- Be careful when using upper-case and lower-case
letters. Some file systems are case sensitive;
others, case insensitive. For example, under some
systems (e.g. DOS), USRTEST.XS is considered identical
to usrtest.xs. On other systems, including Unix and
its derivatives, the previous names represent
different files.
- Do not use spaces in a file name. You can use an
underline character (_) or hyphen (-) to simulate
spaces, for example, ekg-200 or EKG_200.
- Unless you have a specific reason to change the file
extension (transferring the file to a different
program, for example), let NExS assign the default
file extension.
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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999