sddsmakedataset

• description: sddsmakedataset writes the input data into a file or pipe in SDDS format. It can be used to make add SDDS file consisting of a small amount of data from the script. It is more convenient than ``sdds save''.

• examples:
  sddsmakedataset mydata.sdds -parameter=pi,type=double -data=3.1415926 -parameter=UserName,type=string -data=somebody -column=index,type=short -data=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 -column=primeNumbers,type=long -data=1,2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23 -column=lettersOfAlphabet,type=character -data=a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j -ascii
  An ascii file mydata.sdds is created by this command. The printout of mydata.sdds is as following: (used sddsprintout to get the prinout).

  Printout for SDDS file mydata.sdds
  
  pi =           3.141593e+00  UserName =         somebody
  
   index  primeNumbers  lettersOfAlphabet 
  ----------------------------------------
       1             1                  a 
       2             2                  b 
       3             3                  c 
       4             5                  d 
       5             7                  e 
       6            11                  f 
       7            13                  g 
       8            17                  h 
       9            19                  i 
      10            23                  j
  

• synopsis:
  sddsmakedataset [<oututFile> | -pipe=out] [-defaultType=double|float|long|short|string|character] [-parameter=<name>[,type=<string>][,units=<string>][,symbol=<string>][,description=<string>]] [-data=<value>] -parameter=.... -data=... [-column=<name>[,type=<string>][,units=<string>][,symbol=<string>][,description=<string>]] [-data=<listOfCommaSeparatedValue>] -column=... -data=... [-noWarnings] [-description=<string>] [-contents=<string>] [-mode=<string>]

• switches:
  • outputFile -- SDDS output file for writing the data to.
  • -pipe=out -- output the data in SDDS format to the pipe instead of to a file.
  • -defaultType -- specify the default data type for paparemeters and columns if not specified in the parameter or column definition.
  • -parameter -- specify the parameter name, data type, units, symbol and description.
  • -column -- specify the column name, data type, units, symbol and/or description.
  • -noWarnings -- do not print out warning messages.
  • -ascii -- output file in ascii mode, the default is binary.
  • -description -- description of output file.
  • -contents -- contents of the description.

• author: H. Shang ANL