Data pair columns  
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Raw data output from certain data acquisition software, consisting of a calibration-response value pair on each line separated by spaces, tabs or commas. This example demonstrates the full variation of style available for data pair columns. If you were to import this file, the data would be placed in five columns with the calibration values of 0, 50, 100, 200, and 350 followed by two Sample table columns with values of 105 and 225. Delimiters can be mixed and even combined. ProQuant will attempt to sort everything out and present you with a set of data columns from which to select calibration and control ranges.  
 
 
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0   123.8  
0   120.3  
0   118.7  
0   123.7  
0   122.3  
In the first section, the items of the data pairs are delimited with a tab  
50 127.0  
50 130.6  
50 125.4  
50 128.5  
50 126.0  
In the second section the items are delimited with multiple spaces.  
100,133.7  
100,129.0  
100,136.9  
100,134.2  
100,133.3  
The third section separator is the comma character, without spaces  
200, 140.5  
200, 143.0  
200, 143.6  
200, 144.5  
200, 144.2  
Followed by a section with commas and one or more spaces  
350 148.0  
350 150.8  
Then finally a single space as the delimiter.  
105, 131.83,  
105, 133.57,  
105, 133.19,  
105, 133.12,  
105, 133.21  
Notice that the Concentration value is out of sequence with the preceeding set. That signals to the ProQuant data parser to place the remaining data into the Samples table.  
225 145.66  
225 1144.22  
225 1147.19  
Since this section follows the "out of sequence concentration value above, it too is place in the Samples section.