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Use the Editor to:

•Create and edit template files
•Parameterize an ASCII file
•Create variables or shape templates
•Recognize and edit Templex statements in files. Using these statements or expressions, you can  create customized template files. Refer to the Templex Reference Guide for detailed information.
•Execute parameterized files (to check for the correct insertion of Templex statements)
•Perform advanced editing (such as syntax highlighting, search, replace, recent files, colors and displays, and so on)

 

To invoke the Editor, click Tools > Editor from the menu bar. The Editor is also invoked when you load a resource file in the Resource column of the Define models step.

**For more information on the different features in the Editor, click on their corresponding icons within the image below.**

Displays column lines.Indicates your location in the file. This feature is helpful when you are editing large files.Indicates your location in the file. This feature is helpful when you are editing large files.Search for keywords or values in the file.Range selection of the currently selected or highlighted field(s) in the file.Indicates the location of a parameter in the file.Indicates the location of a parameter in the file.Browse to the location of the file you would like to edit.Displays a summary of all the templex statements in the file at the top of the text area, and displays a templex statement underneath every parameter.Displays a black dot for all of the spaces and tabs in the file.Displays the line number for each line in the file.Provides an overview of the open file, and displays a range of selection when you select a string of fields in the file.Brings you to the last statement in the file.Brings you to the next statement in the file.Brings you to the previous statement in the file.Brings you to the first statement in the file.Removes the selected parameter.Opens the Parameter - varname dialog, from which you can edit the selected parameter.Creates a new parameter.hs_editor

hmtoggle_plus1greyCreating a Parameter

Before creating parameters, the HyperStudy Editor requires a format to be set. For more information, see Setting Format Specifiers for Parameters.

1.Highlight the appropriate fields in the text area.
Tip:To assist in selecting a specified number of fields, press CTRL to activate the Selector, enter the number of fields to select, then click a field in the text area. HyperStudy highlights the number of fields specified.
2.Click Create, or right-click on the highlighted fields and select Create Parameter from the context menu.
3.In the Parameter - varname dialog, define the new parameter.

parameter_varname_1_dialog

4.Click Apply.
5.Click OK.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyEditing a Parameter

Before you edit parameters, the HyperStudy Editor requires a format to be set. For more information, see Setting Format Specifiers for Parameters.

1.Highlight the parameter you wish to edit in the text area.
2.Click Edit, or right-click on the parameter and select Edit from the context menu.
3.In the Parameter - varname dialog, edit the parameter.

parameter_varname_1_dialog

4.Click Apply.
5.Click OK.

 

or

 

1.In the row that contains the parameter you wish to edit, click parameter_box.
2.From the context menu, click Edit > varname.
3.In the Parameter - varname dialog, edit the parameter.

parameter_varname_1_dialog

4.Click Apply.
5.Click OK.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyRemoving a Parameter
1.Highlight the parameter you wish to remove in the text area.
2.Click Remove, or right-click on the parameter and select Remove from the context menu.

 

or

 

1.In the row that contains the parameter you wish to remove, click parameter_box.
2.From the context menu, click Remove > varname.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyAttaching a New Parameter to an Existing Parameter
1.Highlight the appropriate fields in the text area.
2.Right-click on the highlighted fields and select Attach to > varname from the context menu.

 

To detach a parameter from an existing parameter:

1.Highlight the parameter you wish to detach in the text area.
2.Right-click on the highlighted fields and select Detach > varname from the context menu.

 

or

 

1.In the row that contains the parameter you wish to detach, click parameter_box.
2.From the context menu, click Detach > varname.

 
hmtoggle_plus1greyInserting a Shape Template
1.In the text area, highlight the fields (usually nodes) to be replaced by a shape template.
2.Right-click on the highlighted fields and select Include Shape from the context menu.
3.In the Shape Template dialog, open the shape template (.node.tpl file generated by HyperMesh). HyperStudy replaces the selected text with an include statement linked to the selected .node.tpl file.

shape_template1

 
hmtoggle_plus1greySelecting a Group of Nodes

To select all of the GRID, *NODE, or /NODE cards at once:

1.Right-click anywhere in the text area.
2.Select Select Nodes > GRID, *NODE, or /NODE from the context menu. HyperStudy selects and highlights all of the nodes for the card you selected.

select_a_group_of_nodes

 
hmtoggle_plus1greySetting Format Specifiers for Parameters

When text is selected for replacement with a parameter, the HyperStudy editor recognizes the format and size of the highlighted text. This specifier controls how the data is written to the file. The formatting should be adjusted as required.

•A specifier begins with a % and ends with an alphabetic character that controls the basic format type. Some common types are:
of for floating point number
oi for integer
oe for exponential
os for string
•Between the % and the type character is a number to define the width of the field. For example:
o%8i is an integer printed to be 8 characters wide
o%7s prints a string 7 characters wide
•For numeric data, the number of digits of precision can be controlled explicitly by inserting a period and a number after the format. Consider the number -5:
oFormatting -5 with %8.5f will result in -5.00000, a floating point number 8 characters wide with precision 5.
oFormatting 123.456789 with % 8.2e will result in 1.23e+002 on Windows and 1.23e+02 on Linux and Unix based operating systems.
•By convention, the formatting is right justified. In order to force left justification, the – character can be used before the field width. For example:
o5.1 formatted as %-8.2 will produce “5.10    “.  Note that the quotes in this example are not part of the formatting but used to show the whitespace padding.        

The format specifiers in HyperStudy conform to conventional syntax. A more detailed explanation on the syntax can be found in references on computer programming.

 

 

 

See Also:

Parameterized File Model

Variables, Expressions, and Formatting

Formatting Numeric Output

Formatting Character and String Output