AUTOPLOT is designed for interactively use. However, there may be occasions when the same sequences of commands have to be used repeatedly. These may be entered into a command file, generally referred to as a USE file. A command file is read by means of the command:
USE <filename>
where <filename> is the name of the USE file required.
Any editor may be used to create a USE file, which must be saved as a sequential text file. The commands to be entered in it are the same as those entered interactively; all abbreviations are valid, as are several commands on one line separated by semi-colons.
Two extra features have been introduced to control USE files, namely:
(1) The command:
PAUSE
which causes the program to hold the picture on the screen until <Return> is pressed. PAUSE must be placed on a line by itself.
(2) A line beginning with an asterisk (*) signifies that the line is a comment.
The following is an example of command file:
*Test command file... first read some data
DATA 1 1
DATA 1 2
DATA 1 3
*Now plot each curve separately
PLOT 1
PAUSE
DOT 2
PAUSE
DOT2 3
PAUSE
*
END
In this file, the first three commands read data elements from a PLOT file. The program then draws each curve in a different line style with a pause between each curve so that the picture can be viewed.
When <Return> is pressed, the program plots the next curve and then PAUSEs again.
The END in a command file causes an exit from AUTOPLOT; if END is omitted, control is returned to the interactive mode and the prompt Command? appears.
Only one USE file may be in use at a time; therefore a USE command cannot be issued from within a USE file.
A 'macro-making' facility is now available by means of a new command that records the interactive command-session in a file. The file can subsequently be read as a USE file to reproduce automatically the command sequence.
For further information: see the entry LOG in the PHOTON help dictionary
| INLET | (NAME,TYPE,IXF,IXL,IYF,IYL,IZF,IZL,ITF,ITL) |
| OUTLET | (NAME,TYPE,IXF,IXL,IYF,IYL,IZF,IZL,ITF,ITL) |
| WALL | (NAME,TYPE,IXF,IXL,IYF,IYL,IZF,IZL,ITF,ITL) |
| VALUE | (NAME,PHI,VALUE) |
| SUBGRD | (DIR,L1,L2,DIST,POW) |
| LIBLIST | (keyword1,keyword2,...,keywordn) |
| DUMP | (ARRAY[,d1{,d2$lt;,d3>}]) |
| LOCATE | (ARRAY,VALUE,IP)_} |
| SORT | (ARRAY,FUNC,IMAX) |
| GETPTC | (NAME,TYPE,IXF,IXL,IYF,IYL,IZF,IZL,ITF,ITL) |
| GETCOV | (NAME,PHI,CO,VAL) |
| GETSOL | (PHI,CT1,CT2,CT3,CT4,CT5,CT6) |
| GETOUT | (PHI,CT1,CT2,CT3,CT4,CT5,CT6) |
| CHKVAR | (VARIABLE,TYPE,LOG) |
| CHKLEN | (VARIABLE,LEN,FUNC)_} |
| RESTRT | (PHI1,PHI1...) |
| CONPOR | ([NAME,]VALUE,TYPE,IXF,IXL,IYF,IYL,IZF,IZL) |
| XCYIZ | (IZF[,IZL],FUNC) |
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The following commands are recognised by the PHOENICS Input Language
| ARRAY, | BOOLEAN, | CHAR, | CHKLEN, | CHKVAR, | CLEAR, | CONPOR, | COVAL, |
| DOMAIN, | DUMP, | EXEC | FIXDOM, | GCLEAR, | GDOM, | GDRAW, | GETCOV, |
| GETPTC, | GETSOL, | GGET, | GGRID, | GLINE, | GLIST, | GPATCH, | GPROJ, |
| GRDCHK, | GRDPWR, | GSET, | GTEXT, | GTPARG, | GVIEW, | INIT, | INLET, |
| INTEGER, | LIBLIST, | LOAD, | LOCATE, | MAGIC, | MENSAV, | MESG, | MESGA, |
| MESGB, | MESGM, | MINPUT, | OUTLET, | OUTPUT, | PATCH, | PLINE, | PLOT, |
| PRNTIM, | PTEXT, | PTIME, | RADIAT, | READCO, | READVDU, | REAL, | RELAX, |
| REGEXT, | RESTRT, | RSET, | RUN, | SATRUN, | SEE, | SEE C, | SEE I, |
| SEELIB, | SEEPTS, | SEE R, | SETLIN, | SETPRPS, | SETPT, | SHOMEN, | SKIP, |
| SOLUTN, | SOLVE, | SORT, | STOP, | STORE, | STOVAR, | SUBGRD, | TERMS, |
| TEXT, | TURMOD, | VALUE, | VIEW, | WALL, | WRITE | XCYIZ. |
For help on any item (except END), enter the command name followed by a question mark, thus ARRAY?
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[Comnd] switches the system from menu mode to command mode. The sub-menu activated with COMND contains two items:
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