Creating a Material Control File

To create a basic material control file, use the command:

MATControl filename

where filename is the name of a file in the operating system directory. If a file of the given name exists, new data will be added to the end of it. If filename does not exist, a new file is created.

The format of the material control file is described in File Format.

You can create a more detailed material control file by using the EXTENDED command as follows:

MATControl filename EXTended

The extended material control file contains the information contained in the basic material control file (see File Format), plus the following:

• Part numbers (in word 8 of component records)

• Item descriptions (as record -21)

• File header with:

  -5 record (originating program/version)

  -3 record (title block information)

  Note:
  Always delete files once the data has been transferred to the external material control system, to avoid wasting disk space.