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SaveAscii v1

Summary

Saves a 2D workspace to a ascii file.

See Also

This algorithm is also known as: SaveAsciiTOSCA

Properties

Name	Direction	Type	Default	Description
InputWorkspace	Input	MatrixWorkspace	Mandatory	The name of the workspace containing the data you want to save to a Ascii file.
Filename	Input	string	Mandatory	The filename of the output Ascii file. Allowed extensions: [‘.dat’, ‘.txt’, ‘.csv’]
WorkspaceIndexMin	Input	number	0	The starting workspace index.
WorkspaceIndexMax	Input	number	Optional	The ending workspace index.
SpectrumList	Input	int list		List of workspace indices to save.
Precision	Input	number	Optional	Precision of output double values.
WriteXError	Input	boolean	False	If true, the error on X will be written as the fourth column.
CommentIndicator	Input	string		Character(s) to put in front of comment lines.
Separator	Input	string	CSV	Character(s) to put as separator between X, Y, E values. Allowed values: [‘CSV’, ‘Tab’, ‘Space’, ‘Colon’, ‘SemiColon’, ‘UserDefined’]
CustomSeparator	Input	string		If present, will override any specified choice given to Separator.
ColumnHeader	Input	boolean	True	If true, put column headers into file.
ICEFormat	Input	boolean	False	If true, special column headers for ICE in file.

Description

The workspace data are stored in the file in columns: the first column contains the X-values, followed by pairs of Y and E values. Columns are separated by commas. The resulting file can normally be loaded into a workspace by the LoadAscii v2 algorithm.

As far as we are aware, this algorithm is only used by the ISIS Indirect group (including within the Indirect Diffraction GUI). Please see the new version: SaveAscii v2.

Limitations

The algorithm assumes that the workspace has common X values for all spectra (i.e. is not a ragged workspace). Only the X values from the first spectrum in the workspace are saved out.

Categories: AlgorithmIndex | DataHandling\Text

Source

C++ header: SaveAscii.h

C++ source: SaveAscii.cpp