Generates an IBIS graphics file from an IBIS tabular file.
Generates an image based information system (IBIS) graphics file from an IBIS tabular file.
- INFILE
- Input file. Input IBIS tabular file.
- OUTFILE
- Output file. Output IBIS graphics file.
- INCOL(--)
- Input columns. Columns in the input tabular file to be output to the graphics file. The default value causes column 1 through column n (n = NCOLS) to be used.
The number of values entered for INCOL specifies the number of four-byte elements in a group to be placed in the graphics file.
- NCOLS(--)
- Number of columns. The number of columns from the tabular file to be copied into the graphics file. NCOLS is to be specified only when INCOL is defaulted. If both INCOL and NCOLS are defaulted, all the columns in the input tabular file are output to the graphics file. NCOLS should not be used if INCOL is supplied.
The consecutive rows from the tabular file are read and elements from columns 1, 5, 4, and 15 are written sequentially to the graphics file, group after group. The number of elements in a group is 4. The following diagram represents the logical structures of the IBIS tabular and graphics files for Example 1.
TABULAR FILE K1=1 K3=4 K2=5 K4=15 _____________________ | X1 X3 X2 X4 | Y1 Y3 Y2 Y4 | Z1 Z3 Z2 Z4 | . . . . | . . . . | GRAPHICS FILE _________________________________________ | X1 X2 X3 X4 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 ... |________________________________________ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |________________________________________
The output graphics file generated contains groups of 5 elements each, groups taken from columns 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the input tabular file.
All the columns in the input tabular file are output to the graphics file.
The program begins with the standard initialization and retrieval of user-specified parameters. If necessary, the defaulted parameters are set with the appropriate values. The input and output files are opened, and the output graphics file is generated from the input tabular file according to the given specifications.
An error was encountered while closing the <XXXXX> file. The data may still be valid.
A fatal error was encountered during processing. The output IBIS graphics file may or may not be valid. The message that is displayed immediately preceding this message is the specific error that was encountered.
If values are entered for the INCOL parameter, the NCOLS
parameter should not be specified.
An error was encountered while trying to open the specified file.
An error was encountered while trying to read from the IBIS tabular file.
An error was encountered while trying to write to the IBIS graphics file.