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Can l2a.exe merge ASCII files in binout?

    • Eng_Alberto
      Subscriber

      Hi everyone,

      I need to group back all my single ASCII files (e.g., abstat, nodout, glstat, matsum, ...) in a single binout000* file. I know from here (https://ftp.lstc.com/anonymous/outgoing/support/FAQ/ASCII_output_for_MPP_via_binout) that it is possible to do the opposite, i.e., extrapolating the ASCII files from the binout, but I can't find anything about the reverse. 

      I'm facing this issue because I, unfortunately, deleted the binout files after the simulations, keeping only the ASCII ones ?. I could re-run the simulations, but it takes time.

      Can l2a.exe do what I want, or does anybody have other walkarounds for this problem?

    • Imtiaz Gandikota
      Ansys Employee

       

      Hi, Why not use the data in ascii file? I don’t think this is possible. Not sure if this is possible by writing your own 'l2a'. The binout file is written in the LSDA binary format. The library for reading and writing LSDA files is available here: http://ftp.lstc.com/user/lsda/

    • Eng_Alberto
      Subscriber

      Hi, thanks for your reply. I can't use ASCII files because I'm working with an external tool to post-process data, and it needs binout.

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