Defining a Marker

If the content of the text file is changing, say after each iteration of a design of experiments study, you can create a marker and read data from or write data to a position in the file relative to the marker. In effect, a marker provides an anchor point for subsequent parsing. The location of the text that is being parsed is relative to the nearest marker above the selected text, and parameters derive their default names from the currently active marker.

See Also
About the Text Parser Adapter
About Markers
  1. From the display area on the left side of the Parse tab of the Text Parser Editor, highlight the text that will serve as a marker.
  2. From the context toolbar that appears, select the tool.
    The marker text is highlighted in orange in the display area. The Current marker list below the display area shows the name of the marker.
  3. Map a parameter to selected text, as described in Creating a General Text Parse.

    Note: Text selections, mapped text, and markers cannot overlap.

    Default parameter names are derived from the text of the currently active marker. The text in the Actions area describes the mapping relative to the marker.
  4. Continue mapping parameters relative to the marker.

    When you map a parameter, the marker selected in the Current marker list is used to define the relative position of the map. To change the current marker, you can add a new marker or select a different marker from the list.

  5. Optional: If desired, you can delete a marker. Click from the lower right corner of the display area to delete the currently active marker and any parsing and mapping operations that refer to it.
  6. Click Ok to save your changes and close the Text Parser Editor.