Binary / Formatted save

Introduction

The user can save his files in formatted mode or binary mode. The advantages of the binary save are:

• Use less memory
• Use less storage space
• Speed up the opening of projects (reading faster Binary files)

Projects are saved in binary mode by default.

Binary save

To write files in binary mode, please follow these steps:

Step	Action
1	Click on
2	Click on Debug and not tick the case Write files in formatted mode:
3	Click on OK
4	Open a project (or click on Start a new project) and save it.
	The project .FLU is saved in binary mode Here is an example:

Formatted save

To write files in formatted mode, please follow these steps:

Step	Action
1	Click on
2	Cliquer sur Debug et cocher la case Ecrire les fichiers en mode formaté:
3	Click on OK
4	Open a project (or click on Start a new project) and save it.
	The project .FLU is saved in formatted mode Here is an example: