ASCIIExport Object

Export result data as an ASCII file.

• Supported result items

• Methods

• Default Settings

• Example

Supported result items

The ASCII data export functionality is available for the following result items:

• 1D signals

• 1D and 2D/3D farfields

• 2D/3D field results

Methods

Reset

Resets the export options to the default.

FileName ( filename filename )

Sets the name of the exported file.

Mode ( enum type )

Use a fixed step width or a fixed number of samples for your data export. This settings is only available for 2D/3D field results.

type can have one of  the following values:

Step ( int steps / double stepwidth )

Number of steps or step width in all directions. Use the .Mode method to select the step definition. This settings is only available for 2D/3D field results.

StepX ( int steps / double stepwidth )

StepY ( int steps / double stepwidth )

StepZ ( int steps / double stepwidth )

Number of steps or step width in x / y / z-direction. Use the .Mode method to select the step definition. This settings is only available for 2D/3D field results.

SetVersion ( enum version)

Sets the version of the ascii export to version. Supported settings are "2009" and "2010" for farfield ASCII export. All other exports are not affected by this setting.

Execute

Performs the ASCIIExport.

Default Settings

FileName ("")

Mode ("FixedWidth")

Step (-1)

SetVersion "2010"

Example

' The following script exports a file containing the electric field  "e1" (if available)

' The file will show 9 columns:

'     3 for the positions (x, y, z) and

'     6 for the electric field vector (3 x Re/Im)

' Select the desired monitor in the tree.

SelectTreeItem ("2D/3D Results\E-Field\e1")

With ASCIIExport

    .Reset

    .FileName (".\example.txt")

    .Mode ("FixedNumber")

    .StepX (12)

    .StepY (12)

    .StepZ (8)

    .Execute

End With