2.7.31 impEDF

Menu Information

Data: Import from File: EDF(EDF+,BDF,REC,HYP)

If you do not see this file type, choose Data: Import from File: Add/Remove File Types...

To add drag & drop support for a file type, see Import Filter Manager.

Import EDF(EDF+,BDF,REC,HYP) files.

Minimum Origin Version Required: 8.5 SR0

impEDF fname:="C:\Osas2002plusQRS.edf";

Display Name	Variable Name	I/O and Type	Default Value	Description
File Name	fname	Input string	fname$	File name(s) of the file(s) to be imported. Click the browse button beside the list box to open one or more files, and the file names will be listed in the box.
File Information	trfiles	Input TreeNode	<unassigned>	Information tree and annotations of the selected files.
Import Options	options	Input TreeNode	<unassigned>	This is used to set the import options in the dialog. Please see the Description part of this document for details.
Output	orng	Output Range	<active>	Output range of the imported data. See the syntax here.

This X-Function is used for importing EDF(EDF+,BDF,REC,HYP) data files.

Details on Some Dialog Options

Please see this page for more details.

The following example shows you how to import the EDF data file C:\Osas2002plusQRS.edf:

Note that two new features are added to make data files more readable and manageable:

An annotation list that describes detailed data information of the selected files is shown in a new worksheet.
Intervals for each data column can be defined in the Column additional information window.

Create a new project. Select Data: Import from File: EDF... from the Origin menu. This opens the EDF dialog.
Go to C:\Osas2002plusQRS.edf. Then click the Add File(s) button. Make sure that the Show Options Dialog check box is checked.
Click the OK button to close this dialog box. The impEDF dialog should be opened.
In the File Information-osas2002plusQRS-signals branch, check all the check boxes including EDF Annotations.
Click the interactive button next to Output, and then select the first column of the first sheet in Book1.
Click the OK button. The selected data should be imported to the destination.
A new worksheet named AnnotationLists, shown below, is added.
Click in the Osas2002plusQRS worksheet. The Column additional information window is opened.