Data Editor Files Introduction

LogPlot data files that you create in the Data Editor window are stored on disk as XML files with a file name extension of ".ldat8". Within the .ldat8 file the different kinds of log data are grouped into distinct blocks, and that is how LogPlot distinguishes lithologic descriptions from curve data, from downhole symbols, etc.

LogPlot lets you keep more than one data file open at any time. Click on a link below for tips on data file management (opening, saving, etc.).

How to..

• Create a New Data File
• Open a LogPlot8 Data File
• Import a LogPlot7 (and older) Data File
• Open RockWorks Borehole Records using the Project Manager
• Add Datasheets to an Existing Data File
• Delete a Datasheet from a Data File
• Save a Data File
• Save a Data Template
• Save Data to RockWorks
• Close a Data File

See also:

• Datasheet Tools for tools you can use when entering data.
• The LogPlot Project Manager for information about opening data files through this window.

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