Export Vector Container to ASCII File

Exports data associated with a vector group to a comma-delimited ASCII file. The command exports begin, delta, and magnitude information for each vector.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

File Path or Embedded File

ASCII File Path

The path to the file to save.

1

Collection Object Name

Vector group to export

The collection object name for the vector group to export.

2

Boolean

Overwrite existing file?

Specify whether to overwrite the file if it already

exists.

3

Boolean

Use Full Precision (Scientific Notation)?

If TRUE, the data will be exported with full decimal precision

4

Vector Name Format

Vector Name Format

The format for the vector name.

5

Boolean

Include Length?

If TRUE, the length of the vector will be exported as well.

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The file was successfully exported.

FAILURE

The export file could not be written, the vector group could not be found, or Argument 2 was FALSE and the file already exists.

Remarks

This command supports both absolute paths (ex. C:\test.xit ) and relative paths (ex. .\test.xit ). If Argument 2 is set to FALSE, the specified file will not be written if it already exists, and the step will return FAILURE. If Argument 2 is TRUE, and the file already exists, the user will be prompted to confirm the overwriting process.