slashtee#

MacroFiles.slashtee(label='', fname='', ext='', **kwargs)#

Writes a list of commands to a specified file at the same time that the commands are being executed.

Mechanical APDL Command: /TEE

Parameters:
labelstr

Specifies how Mechanical APDL is to interpret this slashtee command:

  • NEW - Signals the beginning of the command text that is to be written to Fname. If Fname already exists, specifying NEW causes the contents of Fname to be overwritten.

  • APPEND - Indicates that you want to append to Fname the command text that follows.

  • END - Signals the end of the command text that is to be written to or appended to Fname.

fnamestr

File name and directory path (248 characters maximum, including the characters needed for the directory path). An unspecified directory path defaults to the working directory; in this case, you can use all 248 characters for the file name.

extstr

Filename extension (eight-character maximum). If you plan to execute the file as if it were a Mechanical APDL command, use the extension .mac.

Notes

Warning

This function contains specificities regarding the argument definitions. Please refer to the command documentation for further explanations.

Argument Descriptions

  • label : str - Specifies how Mechanical APDL is to interpret this slashtee command:

    • NEW - Signals the beginning of the command text that is to be written to Fname. If Fname already exists, specifying NEW causes the contents of Fname to be overwritten.

    • APPEND - Indicates that you want to append to Fname the command text that follows.

    • END - Signals the end of the command text that is to be written to or appended to Fname.

  • fname : str - File name and directory path (248 characters maximum, including the characters

needed for the directory path). An unspecified directory path defaults to the working directory; in this case, you can use all 248 characters for the file name. * ext : str - Filename extension (eight-character maximum). If you plan to execute the file as if it were a Mechanical APDL command, use

the extension .mac.

You can use the slashtee command to record a macro to a specified file at the same time that the macro is being executed. It is similar to the Linux tee command.

For more information about the slashtee command, see the of the Ansys Parametric Design Language Guide.

The following example illustrates the use of the slashtee command. If you issue these commands:

/tee,new,myfile,mac
et,1,42,0,0,1
ex,1,3e7
/tee,end
/tee,append,myfile,mac
n,1,8
n,5,11
fill
ngen,5,5,1,5,1,0,1
/tee,end

the content of myfile.mac is:

et,1,42,0,0,1
ex,1,3e7
n,1,8
n,5,11
fill
ngen,5,5,1,5,1,0,1

This command is valid in any processor, but only during an interactive run.