RawOutputFile Statement

Purpose

Specifies an output file, the contents of which are treated as a single output variable.

RawOutputFile <name> [binary=true|false] [description=string]
{
   <statements>
   ...
}

Name	Description
*name*	This is an identifier for the RawOutputFile. The identifier is used by parse statements in the RunCommands section. Unlike RowFieldOutputFiles, a variable with this name is automatically created in the FileWrapper. When the corresponding parse action is performed, the contents of the output file are transferred to the variable.

Name	Description
*binary*	New as of build 220. Indicates whether the file is binary (true) or ASCII (false). The default is false.
*description*	New as of build 312. This option allows the user to write a description for the variable.

The following statements are valid within a RawInputFile section.

Notes:

If using a setGroup statement, it must appear before a fileToParse statement.
Each RawOutputFile must define a fileToParse. This file, if it exists, is loaded as the initial value of the corresponding FileWrapper variable.

If you need to read an output file named "out.dat" then use the following statements...

RawOutputFile outFile
{
   fileToParse: out.dat
}