Import ASCII files into a Pearl / Pearl expert

[nishrigo]

Hi,
I would like to know if any Avolites console - especially the Pearl 2010 or the Pearl Expert - can import and run ASCII show files properly. I have a show coming in from Germany, and I was asked if the console I have can import a file in ASCII fromat, that has been programmed on some other console.

Conversely, would I be able to export an Avo file to ASCII?

 

[robartsd]

ASCII is a 7-bit standard for representing text in binary - it is the basis of (nearly?) all 8-bit western language encodings and unicode (UTF-8) (code points 127 and below are ASCII). The ASCII text output of one console may well be meaningless to a different console even if both save their shows in ASCII. I don't know anything about Avolites consoles, but I do know you'll need to know more about the console that did the programing to have any hope of making use of the file they want to provide.

 

[JD]

In slightly more plain English, they are basically text files. Here's the thing:
Most data text files contain what are know and name-value pairs, like this-
name = value (or list of values)
So, maybe the "name" is a channel number and the "value" is the DMX setting. But, unless a system recognizes the exact name, it won't load the value!
So, if one manufacturer has channel 3 at 255, it may write it to disk as
ch003=255
But, if another manufacturer writes it like
03=255
the second board won't be able to read the first!

If the show is in text, have him email it to you as an attachment. Load it on a disk or thumb drive and try loading it on your board.
You'll find out real fast if it works!