MBE 900 & MBE 4000 EGR – Section 6.3 E-Mailing Snapshot Files

Section 6.3
E-Mailing Snapshot Files

E-mail a snapshot using the following procedure:‪

1. Identify the filenames of snapshots to send. Typically the snapshot files a user creates are saved in the C:\Detroit Diesel\Diagnostic folder. If this folder was used to store snapshots, view the snapshots available by going to Diagnostic Link , opening up the Snapshot drop-down menu, and selecting Open . See Figure "Snapshot Drop-Down Menu" and Figure "Available Snapshot Files from Diagnostic Link " .
   

   Figure 1. Snapshot Drop-Down Menu

   

   Figure 2. Available Snapshot Files from Diagnostic Link

2. Write down the names of the files to send and close Diagnostic Link .
3. Open up the file manager on the C:\ drive, and locate the Detroit Diesel folder. See Figure "Location of the Detroit Diesel Folder on the C:\ Drive" .

   Note: The user may choose a different location when the files are created so this location is not always used. The user can also do a search for file names using the snapshot file extension “.ddl” to locate all the snapshots on their computer.

   

   Figure 3. Location of the Detroit Diesel Folder on the C:\ Drive

4. Click on the + sign in front of Detroit Diesel . Two more folders appear. Click twice on the Diagnostic folder. This folder is the default location of all the snapshot files for Diagnostic Link . See Figure "Location the Snapshot Files in the Diagnostic Folder" .
   

   Figure 4. Location the Snapshot Files in the Diagnostic Folder

5. Select the file or files to attach to the E-mail. If the files are not lined up as shown, go up to the View drop-down menu in the file manager and choose Details from the list. This view makes it easier to work with them. Click once with the left mouse button to select a file. To select more files, hold down the Control key and click once more for each additional file. See Figure "Selecting the Snapshot Files on the C:\ Drive" .
   

   Figure 5. Selecting the Snapshot Files on the C:\ Drive

6. When all the snapshot files are highlighted, click once on one of the highlighted files with the right mouse button and a new menu will appear. Choose Copy from the menu. See Figure "Copying the Snapshot Files from the C:\ Drive" . When the operation is complete, the menu will go away. The operations in the file manager are finished.
   

   Figure 6. Copying the Snapshot Files from the C:\ Drive

7. Open up the E-mail program and create a new E-mail message. Do a right mouse click on a blank area in the body of the E-mail and select Paste from the menu. See Figure "Pasting the Files in the E-mail Message" .
   

   Figure 7. Pasting the Files in the E-mail Message

8. The files are now attached in the body of the E-mail. Finish the message and address the E-mail. The E-mail is now ready to send the files. See Figure "Pasting the Snapshot Files into the E-mail" .

   Note: The file name is the important thing, the icons associated with the DDL file may vary.

   

   Figure 8. Pasting the Snapshot Files into the E-mail

9. The receiver of the files just reverses the process in order to read them with Diagnostic Link . See Figure "Receiving the Snapshot Files from the E-mail Message" .
   

   Figure 9. Receiving the Snapshot Files from the E-mail Message

10. Do a single right mouse click on each of the attached files and copy them from the E-mail to the C:\ Detroit Diesel\Diagnostic folder.
11. Open up Diagnostic Link and choose the Open selection from the File drop-down menu. The files recently copied should appear in the list.