cfopen

MacroFiles.cfopen(fname='', ext='', loc='', **kwargs)

Opens a “command” file.

Mechanical APDL Command: *CFOPEN

Parameters:

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. The file name defaults to Jobname.

extstr

Filename extension (eight-character maximum). The extension defaults to CMD if Fname is blank.

locstr

Determines whether existing file will be overwritten or appended:

• (blank) - The existing file will be overwritten.

• APPEND - The file will be appended to the existing file.

Notes

Warning

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

Argument Descriptions

• 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. The file name defaults to Jobname.

• ext : str - Filename extension (eight-character maximum). The extension defaults to CMD if

Fname is blank.

• loc : str - Determines whether existing file will be overwritten or appended:

  • (blank) - The existing file will be overwritten.

  • APPEND - The file will be appended to the existing file.

Mechanical APDL commands specified by the cfwrite command are written to the file opened by cfopen. Data processed with the vwrite command are also written to this file if the file is open when the vwrite command is issued.

Issue the cfclos command to close the command file.

This command is valid in any processor.