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Hi Peter.

I'd recommend not using Word to edit such files, that has a tendency to
alter things, should you want to use the data in something else.? Use
Notepad, or other similar tool, that won't make unintended background
automated changes.? But you can still search and replace etc.

You know you said you didn't particularly want to "learn to program",
well, the time may be approaching where you may want to change your view
on that.??? All those manual changes etc, you can automate with
software, and then even (with some effort it has to be said) graph them too.

Pascal would be one choice (Lazarus, for example, the price is right!)?
Especially as EZGPIB is Pascal based.

You mentioned MS's Visual C in the past.? Yes, you could use that too,
but the learning curve will be near vertical, unless you have some C/C++
experience.

It might be worth looking around for a dialect of Basic (stop moaning at
the back!)? Very easy to learn (what it was originally for of course)
and also easy to process string data.?? In truth, modern Basic
implementations are just as versatile and stable as any other language.

There are HP related versions too, as well as later packages, but not
all are Free.

Just googling "Basic for windows" throws up some free/low cost
possibilities.

Of course, you could also take full control of the Prologix device in
time too from within whatever programming environment you might end up
with, but one step at a time.

I'm 110% sure others on this list will have comments and other
recommendations.? ;-)

Regards to All.

Dave B

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