About Output File Expressions

When you are configuring the output file parameter’s path, you can enter the location where the file will exist after the iSIGHT component executes by clicking Edit on iSIGHT Component Editor or the Support Files tab. You can also edit the data sources from the Design Gateway’s Files tab.

The meaning of the expression in the Path field is determined by the selection in the Options list.

The following Options are available:

Absolute path The Path text box contains the actual name of the directory containing the named file, in absolute path form. Isight attempts to access the file under this directory at run time. You can use an absolute path in cases of programs that insist on writing output to a specific directory. This file parameter type is not suitable for distributed or parallel execution.
Runtime directory The Path text box contains the substitution key {rundir}, an expression designating the component’s run-time working directory. You can add subdirectories to this expression. At run time, the expression is replaced with the actual current working directory, and Isight attempts to access the file in the working directory. By default, this is the setting for inferred output file parameters.
Model directory The Path text box contains the substitution key {modeldir}, an expression designating the directory containing the model file that declares this component. You can add subdirectories to this expression. At run time, the expression is replaced with the actual directory that contains the model file (if there is a model file), and Isight attempts to access the file in the working directory. This type of file parameter is not suitable for distributed or parallel execution.
Shared file system The Path text box holds a substitution key {root root-name}, where root-name is a symbolic root defined in the Preferences options or in a SIMULIA Execution Engine station properties file. You use this option when the file is on a shared file system that is mounted in different places on different computers. You can add subdirectories to this expression. At run time, Isight obtains the definition (if any) of this expression (e.g., from the SIMULIA Execution Engine station environment to which the component was dispatched); the expression is replaced with the defined directory, and Isight attempts to access the file there. For more information, see Setting Files and Directories Preferences in the Isight User’s Guide.