These commands provide general control to the session. The commands are grouped by functionality.
Table 2.1: Run Controls
| These SESSION commands control the overall characteristics of the session, including the jobname, Graphical User Interface behavior, and file switching. | ||
|---|---|---|
| /BATCH | Sets the program mode to "batch." | |
| /CONFIG | Assigns values to configuration parameters. | |
| /CWD | Changes the current working directory. | |
| /EOF | Exits the file being read. | |
| /EXIT | Stops the run and returns control to the system. | |
| /FILNAME | Changes the jobname for the analysis. | |
| HELP | Displays help information on commands and element types. | |
| /INPUT | Switches the input file for the commands that follow. | |
| KEYW | Sets a keyword used by the GUI for context filtering (GUI). | |
| MEMM | Allows the current session to keep allocated memory | |
| /MENU | Activates the Graphical User Interface (GUI). | |
| /MSTART | Controls the initial GUI components. | |
| /NERR | Limits the number of warning and error messages displayed. | |
| /OUTPUT | Redirects text output to a file or to the screen. | |
| PAUSE | Temporarily releases (pauses) the currently used product license so that another application can use it. | |
| /STATUS | Lists the status of items for the run. | |
| /SYP | Passes a command string and arguments to the operating system. | |
| /SYS | Passes a command string to the operating system. | |
| /UI | Activates specified GUI dialog boxes. | |
| /UIS | Controls the GUI behavior. | |
| UNPAUSE | Restores use of a temporarily released (paused) product license. (Applicable only after a previously issued PAUSE command.) | |
Table 2.2: Processor Entry
| These SESSION commands are used to enter and exit the various processors in the program. | ||
|---|---|---|
| /AUX2 | Enters the binary file dumping processor. | |
| /AUX3 | Enters the results file editing processor. | |
| /AUX12 | Enters the radiation matrix generation processor. | |
| /AUX15 | Enters the IGES file transfer processor. | |
| FINISH | Exits normally from a processor. | |
| /MAP | Enters the mapping processor. | |
| /POST1 | Enters the database results postprocessor. | |
| /POST26 | Enters the time-history results postprocessor. | |
| /PREP7 | Enters the model creation preprocessor. | |
| /QUIT | Exits a processor. | |
| /SOLU | Enters the solution processor. | |
Table 2.3: Files
| These SESSION commands are for file operations, such as deleting, copying, and listing. | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANSTOAQWA | Creates an AQWA-LINE input file from the current model. | |
| ANSTOASAS | Creates an ASAS input file from the current model. | |
| /ASSIGN | Reassigns a file name to a file identifier. | |
| /CLOG | Copies the session log file to a named file. | |
| /COPY | Copies a file. | |
| /DELETE | Deletes a file. | |
| /FCOMP | Specifies file compression level. | |
| /FDELE | Deletes a binary file after it is used. | |
| LGWRITE | Writes the database command log to a file. | |
| *LIST | Displays the contents of an external, coded file. | |
| /RENAME | Renames a file. | |
Table 2.4: List Controls
| These SESSION commands are used to control listings and printed program output. | ||
|---|---|---|
| C*** | Places a comment in the output. | |
| /COM | Places a comment in the output. | |
| /GO | Reactivates suppressed printout. | |
| /GOLIST | Reactivates the suppressed data input listing. | |
| /GOPR | Reactivates suppressed printout. | |
| /NOLIST | Suppresses the data input listing. | |
| /NOPR | Suppresses the expanded interpreted input data listing. | |