This is a fortran 77 (for while) code and was developed by Americo Kerr (professor at Universidade de Sao Paulo). It records the head of .spe file the all information provided by EDX as energy, filter, current, time. After that, the number of counts by channel.

First, compile the code using a fortran 77 compiler (windows, linux or mac):

gfortran main.f -o main.exe

Run the main.exe file and answer the questions.

./main.exe
Do you have a file with file names? N
Write the path and name of the csv file: test_data/single/example.csv
Do you want convert more files? N

A test_data/single/example.spe should be created.

Create a file with all files names:

cd myfolder
ls *.csv > list.txt    # linux
dir *.csv/b > list.txt # Windows

1. Close all windows from Shimadzu software
2. Open EXTRA option
3. In EXTRAS, select "file maintenance" option
4. In left side, select the files
5. In right side, select the output folder
6. Select "options" and mark all available options there
7. Select convert buttom