The input IBIS tabular file. If an output file is specified then the input will be copied to the output, and the output editted. Otherwise the input will be editting in place (no backup!). If the input is not specified then the output must be.
The optional output IBIS tabular file. If an input file is specified then the input will be copied to the output, and the output editted. Otherwise NCOL and LCOL should be specified and a new tabular file will be created.
The number of columns in the output file. If COLS is specified then NCOL is optional.
The column length in the output file. If there is an input file then the column length will be the maximum of LCOL and the input length.
The columns in the input file to copy to output file. If COLS is not specified then all of the columns in the input will be copied to the output.
The initial column format for all of the columns, specified as a Fortran format statement, e.g. "(1X,F10.4)". The format for individual columns may be changed during the edit session.
The number of columns on the screen to use. Default is 80.
This keyword indicates whether to create an IBIS-1 or IBIS-2 format file.
This keyword indicates whether a new file is to be organized by contiguous ROW data or contigous COLUMN data. For IBIS-1 format files, 'ROW is synonymous with creating a GRAPHICS-1 file, and 'COLUMN is synonymous with a TABULAR file. For IBIS-2 format, these file organizations are somewhat arbitrary, and may be chosen based on the needs/use of the file itself.
This keyword indicates which host platform the data should be formatted. For IBIS-1 files this keyword should not be specified, as ALL known IBIS-1 tabular and graphics files use VAX-VMS hosts. The default is to create a NATIVE format file, which is the suggested format.
This parameter allows the specification of the data format of each column of a new file. This parameter is only valid for IBIS-2 files, as IBIS-1 files do not contain any formatting information.
GRAPHICS-1 files do not contain their dimension information in the file. The GR1DIM parameter allows the specification of that dimension, when editing a pre-existing file. This parameter is required for GRAPHICS-1, as there is no natural default dimension. For all other file formats, this parameter is ignored.
This keyword allows the specification of the default column format of a new IBIS-2 file. If the COLFMT parameter is not specified, then all of the columns created in this file will be of this format. This parameter is not valid for IBIS-1 files.
To allow this program to non-destructively quit, all editing is done upon a temporary work file. If the current directory is read-only, you may use this parameter to change the location and name of the scratch file. This may also be necessary if the current device does not have enough space.
Commands for Batch-processing & testing. Supported commands
(which may be abbreviated down to 3 characters) are:
ROW N --go to row N of current column
COLUMN N --go to column N of current row
FORMAT string --set current column FORTRAN format to <string>
(IBIS-1 only)
DELETE N --Delete N rows starting with curent row
INSERT N --Insert N rows above current row
CUT --Clear current cell and store value
PASTE --Paste stored value into current cell
SET string --Set current cell to value <string>
EXIT --Save and quit.
TOP --Go to top of current column
BOTTOM --Go to bottom of current column
SEARCH string --Search Down current column for string,
if specified, or previous search value if not.
each of these commands may be preceded by a (row,column) location,
such as "(3,4) set 2", which would mean "set the value of the cell
in row 3, column 4, to the value 2. Passing in a 0 for one of the
values means "use the current value"; for example, "(3,0) X" means
to go to row 3 of the current column and do X.
Allows opening files read-only, in case they are in protected directories or are not to be modified.