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SDDS Output of Internally-Generated Data

SDDS_TABLE SDDS_table;

/* open the file and set a few data set properites */
SDDS_InitializeOutput(&SDDS_table, ...)

/* define columns */
SDDS_DefineColumn(&SDDS_table, column_name, ...);
...

/* define arrays */
SDDS_DefineArray(&SDDS_table, array_name, ...);
...

/* define parameters */
SDDS_DefineParameter(&SDDS_table, parameter_name, ...);
...

/* define associate files */
SDDS_DefineAssociate(&SDDS_table, associate_name, ...);
...

/* write the header */
SDDS_WriteLayout(&SDDS_table);

/* generate and output the data */
while (DataGenerated(my_data_structure)) {
        /* start a new SDDS data table */
        SDDS_StartTable(&SDDS_table);

        /* put data into SDDS parameters and columns */
        SDDS_SetParameters(&SDDS_table, ...);
        ...
        SDDS_SetArrays(&SDDS_table, ...);
        ...
        SDDS_SetRowValues(&SDDS_table, ...);
        ...

        /* write the new data table */
        SDDS_WriteTable(&SDDS_table);

        }

SDDS_Terminate(&SDDS_table);