Input taken from a file

One of the most powerful features of piconfig is its ability to be used in batch processing. By using the @input and @output commands, you can use piconfig to write scripts that perform complex operations.

The input file format is a simple text file containing a list of commands. The file can also contain comments, the default character to denote a comment is *. For example, consider the following text file, list.inp, in the ..\PI\ADM folder.

* list.inp *
* This PICONFIG script file lists the tagname, pointsource,
* and pointtype for all tags that start with "S" and
* that have point source R
*
@table pipoint
@mode list
@stype delimited
@ostructure tag, pointsource, pointtype
@select tag=s*, pointsource=R
@endsection

You can run the commands in list.inp and get results, as shown here:

* (Ls - ) PICONFIG> @input list.inp
sin:hour,R,Float32
sinusoid,R,Float32
SINUSOIDU,R,Float32

You can also specify list.inp as input while you are running piconfig, by using the < character.

C:\PI\adm>PICONFIG < list.inp
sin:hour,R,Float32
sinusoid,R,Float32
SINUSOIDU,R,Float32
PICONFIG 0 Data lines
6 Command line
0 Records in error...

3 Records Listed

Note: You can run the @input and @output commands in any mode, List, Create, or Edit.