EIGVNAME



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I/O Options Entry

EIGVNAME - Filename Prefix Definition

Description

The EIGVNAME command can be used in the I/O Options section to define the prefix to be used for external eigenvalue data files (.eigv).

Format

EIGVNAME = prefix

Argument

Description

prefix

The prefix to be used for the saving and retrieval of external eigenvalue data files.

The external eigenvalue data file name is of the form <prefix>_#.eigv, where <prefix> is defined here, # is the integer argument of the EIGVSAVE subcase information entry or one of the integer arguments of the EIGVRETRIEVE subcase information entry.

Comments

  1. When an EIGVNAME command is not present, the OUTFILE prefix definition is used. If OUTFILE is not defined, the prefix of the input file is used.

  2. Only one occurrence of EIGVNAME is permitted.

  3. EIGVNAME must appear before the first subcase.

  4. See the Saving and Retrieving Normal Modes Analysis Results section in the Orientation and Fundamentals book for more detailed usage information.

  5. The total length of information on this card is limited to 200 characters (including the card name and spaces between arguments). This data can be on a single line or span multiple continuation lines. See Guidelines for I/O Options and Subcase Information Entries for an example showing how to enter long file names on multiple lines.

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