2. The various Aster files and their use#

2.1. Databases: “GLOBALE”, “VOLATILE”#

(IN/ OUT) these are the direct access files managed by JEVEUX. JEVEUX is the only one to read/write to these files.

2.2. General and essential files#

  • (IN) command (.comm) and (include) files: these files are only read by the supervisor,

  • (OUT) “error” file: only UTMESS can write to it; there is a trace of the errors,

  • (OUT) file “MESSAGE”: there we find:

  • the impressions of UTMESS,

  • the impressions of INFO (see § 3.5),

  • the echo of orders by the supervisor,

  • (OUT) file “RESULTAT”: there you will find the information requested explicitly by the user: the printing in « Aster » format of the results (commands IMPR_RESU,…) is added to this:

  • the impressions of UTMESS: alarms and errors,

  • the summary of the time spent in the various orders.

Note:

Broadly speaking, the difference between the files “MESSAGE “ and” RESULTAT “ is as follows: → the file “RESULTAT” contains the information of interest to the sponsor of the study, → the file “MESSAGE “ contains the information of interest to the person carrying out the study to control the procedures of the calculations.

2.3. Specific files#

Those are the other files. They are called « individuals » because they are only used by a few commands or procedures. For example:

  • Aster mesh file (.mail),

  • Gibi mesh file (.mgib),

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