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Subject: Re: *vwrite command, integer format character that works on a HP and SUN machine
Author: John Swanson
Date: 1998-12-15 14:50:00

Sorry, no hidden commands here. We are dealing directly with the
compilers on the
systems. Some choose to allow double precision data to be written
correctly with the "i" format,
some to not.
John.Swanson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jz9hn2@a... [SMTP:jz9hn2@a...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 2:24 PM
> To: xansys@o...
> Subject: [xansys] *vwrite command, integer format character that
> works on a HP and SUN machine

> From: jz9hn2@a... ( Joseph A Rasche 230-3796 3892)

> Question: On the *vwrite command, what format character should be
> used to write
> out an integer. ANSYS 5.4 version running on HP and SUN.

> Background:
> The documentation clearly states that the "*" and "I" characters do
> not work for
> the *vwrite command. This is not totally true. The "I" format
> statement
> character does work on HP machines. On Sun machines, it does not.

> I'm hoping that there is a secret command of some sort that I can put
> into the
> *vwrite format statement line that will allow Integers to be printed
> out. I do
> not want to put in F10.0 or something like that. There should be an
> integer
> format statement that will work on all machines.

> Does anyone know of a format statement that will allow me to directly
> output an
> integer on the SUN machines.

> If this has been covered before I apologize for taking your time.

> An example of the "I" format character. This works for HP but not
> SUN. Test it
> out and see.

> fini
> /prep7
> *get,mxnode,node,,num,max
> *get,ndcount,node,,count
> *get,minnode,node,,num,min
> *dim,nddata,array,ndcount,4,1
> *do,i,1,ndcount
> nddata(i,1)=minnode
> nddata(i,2)=nx(minnode)
> nddata(i,3)=ny(minnode)
> nddata(i,4)=nz(minnode)
> minnode=ndnext(minnode)
> *enddo
> *cfopen,glist
> *vwrite,nddata(1,1),nddata(1,2),nddata(1,3),nddata(1,4)
> (' node = ',I8,1X,F10.5,1X,F10.5,1X,F10.5)
> *cfclose,glist
> *list,glist

Posts possibly associated with message #26AuthorDateScore
24*vwrite command, integer format character that works on a HP and SUN machineJoe Rasche1998/12/15 
26Re: *vwrite command, integer format character that works on a HP and SUN machineJohn Swanson1998/12/15 
27Re: *vwrite command, integer format character that works on a HP and SUN machineDave Lindeman1998/12/15 
34Re: *vwrite command, integer format character that works on a HP and SUN machineJames Kosloski1998/12/15