ORTEC ISOPLUS B32 Software Software User's Manual

APPENDIX B. TRANSFERRING INFORMATION
FROM THE ISOTOPIC DATABASE
The default ISOTOPIC database file, IsotopicDB.mdb, contains information useful for writing
custom reports or for transferring to a Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet for further data processing.
The initial step in extracting data from selected tables is to initiate a Microsoft Access query.
This query can be used to write Access reports or to develop an Excel query derived from the
Access query.
IsotopicDB.mdb is in the Access 97 format. ISOTOPIC writes to the database using tools that
are compatible with that format only. However, any newer version of Access can be used to write
a query by linking the tables into the available Access version. You must furnish your own copy
of Access.
CAUTION Do not convert the IsotopicDB.mdb file to a newer version of Access because
ISOTOPIC will not be able to write to it after it is converted! We strongly suggest
that you make a copy of the original database file and manipulate or query the
copy only.
B.1. Writing a Simple Query
Enclosed is a very simple query to sort the results of information stored from the last Soil Mode
measurement.
Consider the need to report the results of the last sample which are reported with the name of the
.SPC file The necessary information is found in four tables in the IsotopicDB.mdb database
(see Table 12).
Table 12. IsotopicDB.mdb Tables Used for the Query.
Table
Field
Comment
Nuclide
Nuclides
The proper nuclide is selected by linking the
Nuclide ID field with IsotopicPeaks
Isotopic Results
IsotopicResultsID
Number of the last set of results linked to
IsotopicPeaks
IsoPeaks
IsoActivity
Final results of activity linked to
IsotopicResultsID
Spectra
Spcfile
Name of the file used to collect the data
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