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AlogParse is a simple command line application that will extract the variables you request from an alog and create a text file that can be imported into Matlab. If using Linux just follow the instructions at Software Installation and AlogParse will be built with the other Hovergroup apps. If using windows you can download a pre-built executable here: alogParse.exe
You can download the executable wherever, but for the purpose of this example I'm going to create a folder called "alogParse" in my documents folder and put the executable there. To use alogParse follow these instructions:
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When dealing with long alog file names, remember that tab auto-completes. Once you start typing a name press tab and the command prompt will automatically try to fill in the rest. Depending on the settings and size of the input file alogParse can take a while to run. A pure back-search (--backsearch) is usually much faster than a partial back-search (--backsearch=X) or full-search.
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