Primary Command SAVE

    

FEMGEN Command only.

SAVE [Control]

The SAVE command writes the current FEMGEN model to a database file. The following controls are options on the SAVE command:

Control Comments

CURRENT The current FEMGEN model is written to its' database file. This is also the case if the SAVE command is entered without a control option. (See notes 1 and 2).

AS model The current FEMGEN model is written to the named database file. (See notes 1 and 3).

BACKUP The current FEMGEN model is written to its' database backup file. (See notes 1 and 4).

Notes:

1.

FEMGEN database file names
The name of a FEMGEN database file is MODEL.G50 where 'MODEL' is the name of the model. The name of a FEMGEN database backup file is MODEL.BAK. (File extensions may be installation dependant)

2.

The SAVE and SAVE CURRENT commands
If a database file for the model does not exist (new model) then a database file will be created. If a database file for the model does exist (old model) then, if the model has been modified since the start of the FEMGEN session, the database file for the model will be updated.

The user is always asked for confirmation whenever a database file is created or updated and, for a new file, the user will also be asked to give some description of the model.

3.

The SAVE AS model command
The model will be written to a database file which will be named as specified in the command. The model name specified must be six or less characters.

The user is always asked for confirmation whenever a new database file is created or an existing database file updated and, for a new file, the user will also be asked to give some description of the model. If a database file with the given name already exists then a warning message is issued.

The new model name will be added to the Model INDEX display.

4.

The SAVE BACKUP command
The user is not asked for confirmation of the SAVE BACKUP command.

When FEMGEN is used under DOS or Windows 3.*, modelnames `CON' and `LPT' should not be used as these are reserved system names.

Examples:

1.

SAVE

The current model will be saved with the current name as shown in the monitor.

2.

SAVE AS CONROD

The current model will be saved under the name CONROD. It can subsequently be accessed with the FEMGEN command or by selecting the CONROD model from the INDEX display.