Creating a Fast Parse

You use the fast parser to read an array parameter from an ASCII file or to write an array parameter to an ASCII file. You can define a marker in the file that serves an anchor for the tag that follows.

See Also
About the Text Parser Adapter
About Files and the Fast Parser
  1. From the Utilities section of the action bar, click Text Parser and drop it on the process diagram.
  2. Double-click Text Parser .
    The Text Parser Editor appears.
  3. Click .
    The Create New Text Parse dialog box appears.
  4. From the Text format list, select Fast.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Select Read text or Write text.
  7. From the Design template list, specify the template file containing the maps and the markers by doing one of the following:
    • Select a document that has already been added to the simulation process.
    • Click to search for a document to add as referenced content.
    • Click to create a non-versioned document.
    • Click to create a versioned document.
  8. From the list that appears, select the File name of the template file in the document.
  9. If desired, click to preview the content of the design template file.
  10. In the Run-time text area, enter the Directory (optional) and the File name specifying the file and the directory to access when the simulation process runs.

    If you do not specify a directory, the parser accesses the file in the working directory. If you specify a directory, the parser assumes it is an existing subdirectory of the working directory and accesses the file in that subdirectory.

  11. Click Ok to save your changes and to close the Text Parser Editor.