Filemaker Pro

[cardiofuse]

Basic question here but can I use the Data Logger to sample data streaming from a connected serial device (flowmeter) and import this data point on command (via a sample script) into a target field within my custom Filemaker Pro database?  (I'm trying to avoid a grand to the Troi folks).

[Arthur Grasin]

I'm sorry but I'm not familair with this database and we didn't test our software with it.

[cardiofuse]

Thank you for the help.  How about the ability of the data logger to export a data stream on command to an Excel file?  I'm wondering what feature can stop the data stream so that only one "data point" value can later be imported from Excel.  I would hate to import a thousand values; not sure how this works.

[Arthur Grasin]

Yes, you can send data to Excel. No problems. And I think you need filter plugins and exclude uncessary data. With 1000+ values excel will be very slow. I recommend to use Access instead.

[cardiofuse]

Thank you, what I really meant was that, if I'm monitoring the data stream coming from the flowmeter; I was just figuring out a way to "stop" the data so that I might capture one discreet value and send it to Excel for import into Filemaker.  Does the filter plugin start and stop the data stream to isolate values?

[Arthur Grasin]

The program can't stop the data stream, but can stop export to excel if parsed data isn't accepted by filter rules. Please, look our tutorials section for examples.