The Result Name tab

The Result Name tab is used to specify:

• how the result files will be named for the results of a run

• where the result file will be saved

• the name of the special scouting folder where results from scouting runs will be stored.

The illustration below shows an example of the Result Name tab:

The result file name is constructed by one of the base options listed below. The serial number is changed automatically each time the method is run.

Base options of the result file name are:

• The Method name plus a 3-digit serial number,

• The Date of the run (in an 8-digit format determined by the country setting in Windows 2000 or XP) plus a 3-digit serial number,

• A freely specified Name (within the file naming restrictions of the operating system) plus a 3-digit serial number.

• A selected Variable (from the droplist) plus a 3-digit serial number.

Note: If a result names includes decimal points (e.g. numeric variables) or underscore characters, these characters will automatically be replaced by spaces. Points and underscores are not allowed in the result names.

If the result file folder already contains files with the same file name base, the serial number is changed automatically. For scouting runs, the 3-digit serial number will be the number of the executed run column in the scouting scheme.

A unique identifier can also be generated automatically, in addition to the serial number. The identifier is a string of numbers inserted between the result file name and the three-digit serial number.

• Select Add unique identifier to result name in the Result name field.

UNICORN will automatically issue a Batch ID to each method run. This ID is displayed before the Base in the logbook and can be used to identify individual runs. See illustration in The Logbook pane. If Changeable batch ID is selected, another ID string can be typed in the Start Protocol.

The result name can be specified as changeable in the Start Protocol (see The Start Protocol tab). In that case, the information you supply on the Result Name tab will be the suggested result name, but you can change this at the start of the run.

By default, result files are stored in the home folder of the user who starts the run. The table below describes how to change the folder where the result file will be stored:

Scouting results will be saved in a special folder as specified by the result file path. To select a folder, type a name for the folder in the Scouting subdirectory field. Each time the scouting method is run, a new folder will be created with the name and a serial number (entering IEXSC will create folders IEXSC001, IEXSC002, etc.).