THIS 22.1

Writing Out Curve Properties to a Text "Tabulation" File

Writing out curve properties to a text "tabulation" file

This is achieved using the "tabulation" command. This automatically overwrites any existing file in the output directory, but only on the first occurrence in the input script. If this is not desired then use the "taba" command which will append an existing file on the first tab call.

The command "tabc" is available from T/HIS 9.2 onwards. This command appends the data into CSV format on the last line in the file. The first call to this command writes a new line to the file, and the subsequent calls append the end of this line. This enables the user to compare runs on a line by line basis in software such as Microsoft Excel.

Some examples of writing out curve properties to a text file are below:

e.g. tab output.txt #1 max max y of curve #1
(file output.txt) (curve number) (maximum Y) (description)
tab output.txt node_head_accn maxw 1.00E-03 30.00E-3
(file output.txt) (curve tag) (max Y in window) (window t1) (window t2)
taba output.txt node_head_accn min
(append output.txt) (curve tag) (minimum Y)

Properties for multiple curves can be output by specifying either multiple "tab" commands or by using a curve tag containing wildcards or a curve group.

e.g. tab output.txt node_* max maximum y value
(file output.txt) (all curves with a tag starting with node_) (maximum Y) (description)
tab output.txt &group_1 max maximum y value
(file output.txt) (all curves in group "group_1") (maximum Y) (description)