Creating a File
Description
To create a new file identifier in the Model Tree:
Select the position in a Declaration Section where the new file identifier should be inserted
From the Edit menu select Insert – Other (or press the
<Insert>
key)In the dialog box select
File and press OK
Enter a name for the new file identifier
Press
<Enter>
to create the new file (or press<Esc>
to abort the operation)
The newly created file identifier is now ready for use, but you probably want to specify some additional attributes. To modify the attributes of the newly created file identifier:
Press
<Enter>
or double click on the file node.
The most commonly used attributes of a file identifier are discussed below.
NAME
: TheNAME
attribute is used to specify a name by which the file can be reference within AIMMS. Thewizard will display a menu allowing you to specify either a system filename or a string parameter from your model that will be used to specify the filename.
DEVICE
: TheDEVICE
attribute should contain one ofdisk
,window
orvoid
. Thewizard will let you specify the
DEVICE
attribute through a selection of radio buttons.MODE
: TheMODE
attribute should contain one ofreplace
ormerge
. Thewizard will let you specify the
MODE
attribute through a selection of radio buttons.
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