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The File Component

File.comp - allows to generate instrument/component input-files from METADATA blocks

Identification

• Author: Greg Tucker
• Origin: ESS
• Date: 2024

Description

File.comp - allows to generate instrument/component input-files
from METADATA blocks - see test_File.instr for an example.

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
filename	string	Filename for output-file generated from metadata block	0
metadatakey	string	METADATA-key for looking up file content (may belong to File instance or another comp)
keep	1	Flag to indicate if file should be kept post-simulation	0

AT (	,	,		) RELATIVE		Generate to clipboard
ROTATED (	,	,		) RELATIVE

Links

• Source code for File.comp.

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