Using BBSlice

BBSlice copies ensembles from the input file to an output file checking each ensemble number.  If the ensemble number is not sequential, a new deployment file is opened, and the ensembles are copied into it.  The user supplies an Output File Prefix and the deployment file name is created by adding "nnn.mmm", where "nnn" is deployment number starting with "000".  "mmm" is a file extension that starts with "000" and increases if file reaches a maximum file size supplied by the user.  If the maximum file size is 0 there is no limitation on the file size of the output file.

To slice a file, do the following.

1.	Enter the name and path of the BroadBand ADCP raw data in the BB Input File Name box or use the browse button to locate the file.  BBSlice "remembers" the input and output directory if the Browse button "..." is selected.

2.	Enter the file name prefix in the BB Output File Prefix box or use the browse button to locate the file.

3.	Enter the Maximum File Size.

4.	Press the Slice button to begin.

5.	Press the Exit button to exit BBSlice.

You can run BBSlice in the batch mode by writing a simple DOS *.bat file that contains command lines with the files that you want to process.  For each file to be processed, add a line to the batch file specifying the name of the raw data file to be subsectioned, the name of the output file, and the starting and ending ensemble numbers.

	NOTE.  For unattended operation, make sure that output file does not exist; otherwise the batch file will pause to confirm overwriting the file.
Sample Batch file

start /w "C:\Program Files\RD Instruments\Utilities\BBSlice.exe" -in:InputFile  -out:OutputFile -size:MaxFileSize