The relay import feature is designed to facilitate the transfer of a large amount of relay data from a text file into a OneLiner binary data file. The text file must be in the ASPEN Relay format described in Section 10. This command is used most commonly to transfer relay data from a foreign relay database into OneLiner. (Users of the ASPEN Relay Database can transfer relay data to and from OneLiner through a different mechanism.)
We will demonstrate the relay import feature with a text data file called RELAY.RAT.
1. Select the Relay | Import Relay command.
Note: This feature is not enabled within the working model. If you are running the working model, please skip to the next page.
The standard File-Open dialog box will appear asking you for the name of the relay data file to open.
Click once on file name RELAY.RAT in the list box. Click on the "Open" button.
Once OneLiner accepts the file name, the dialog box will disappear and the TTY Window will appear. OneLiner will display in this window the program's progress as well as any data errors found within the text data file.
Part of the data for each relay tells the program where it resides in the network. Relays that have valid location data are placed automatically by the OneLiner.
There is also an Export Relay command, which produces a text data file that corresponds to the relay settings stored in the binary data file. The Relay | Export Relay command is the Import Relay command in reverse.