All work in ME'scope is done in the currently open Project file.
Only one Project file can be open at a time in ME'scope.
A Project file (with file name extension .VTprj) can contain one (or more) of the following data files,
Structure (STR) file
Data Block (BLK) file
Shape Table (SHP) file
Report (RTF) file
Script (VSL) file
Added files
Acquisition (ACQ) file
All of the data in these files is contained within the Project file on disk, (except Added files)
Added files are stored separately on disk, and are opened in a separate application program when opened in ME'scope
The ME'scope window is always open when ME'scope is running
ME'scope Window.
A separate window is used to display and manipulate the contents of each data file within the currently open Project.
When a data file is opened, a copy of its contents on disk is put into RAM memory and displayed in its own window.
An STR file is displayed in Structure window.
A BLK file is displayed in a Data Block window.
An SHP file is displayed in a Shape Table window.
An ACQ file is displayed in an Acquisition window.
An RTF file is displayed in a Report window.
A VSL file is displayed in a Script window.
ME'scope with a Structure (STR) and Data Block (BLK) Window Open.
When a file is saved in ME'scope, its file contents in RAM memory replace the contents of the file in its (VTprj) file stored on disk.
If a Project is closed without saving changes to one of its data files, the file contents in memory will be lost and the contents of that file on disk will not be changed.