IGU

Grid file utility.

Formats

IGU DEL bgridf egridf
IGU SET gridf
IGU MAKE gridf maxgrd "text
IGU DIR gridf date project "text

Parameters

DEL	deletes a grid file
SET	sets the current grid file number
MAKE	generates a grid file
DIR	modifies a directory for a grid file
bgridf	beginning grid file number or local ADDE grid file specified as group/descriptor.position or alias.position
egridf	ending grid file number or local ADDE grid file specified as group/descriptor.position or alias.position
gridf	grid file number or local ADDE grid file specified as group/descriptor.position or alias.position
maxgrd	maximum number of grids in the grid file (default=159)
date	date the grid file was generated (default=current)
project	your project number (default=the project number specified at logon)
"text	identification text for your grid file; the double quote is mandatory

Remarks

There is no definitive limit to the number of grids that can be stored in a grid file. It is determined by the amount of disk space. The recommended limit is 1000

Examples

IGU SET 2000

This entry points at grid file 2000. All subsequent grid operations are performed on file 2000 until you run another IGU SET command.

IGU DEL LOCAL/GRIDS.7 LOCAL/GRIDS.9

This entry deletes the grid files in positions 7 through 9 in the dataset LOCAL/GRIDS.

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