View exported tag definitions

If you use Microsoft Excel to view an export file created with the DBDump utility, each data record appears in a separate spreadsheet cell.

The file consists of keywords, their attributes, and data from the Tagname Dictionary arranged in column order beneath keyword attributes.

Notice the :MemoryDisc keyword in the example of the Excel spreadsheet. This keyword identifies memory discrete tags that were exported from a Tagname Dictionary. On the same spreadsheet row, the attributes of a memory discrete tag appear in separate spreadsheet columns. For example, the Logged attribute column shows whether a memory discrete tag’s data is logged or not.

Immediately beneath the keyword and attributes row are the exported tags and their associated properties. In the example of the Excel spreadsheet, OutputValve is a memory discrete tag whose data is not logged.

You can view or edit the export file created by DBDump with any program that supports the .csv file format. Typically, Excel is used because its columnar spreadsheet format makes it easy to organize tag data. But, you can also use Microsoft Notepad if you prefer to view or edit the file’s contents in its native comma-delimited string format.