Chapter 8 OUTPUT

TD produces the following output: 1. Plot - This may be on your terminal, LPA0:, another terminal, or a file on disk. The plot data format and file is modified by the command: TD:SET DEVICE Plot output for a device other than your terminal is a file whose name matches the input file name, and whose type is assigned according to the device. If there is no input file name, the output file name is UGDEVICE. You can define logical name TOPDRAWER_OUTPUT to specify a name of your choice. File types are: CAL - Calcomp Microfiche HPGL - HPGL IMG - Imagen PS - Postscript PTX - Printronix Q - QMS REG - Regis, Gigi, etc. SIX - Sixels TEK - Tektronix VEP - Versatek XCL - Talarix EXCL 2. Listing - This lists all TD commands you used in a session. This is normally TD.LIS, but the name may be changed by the command: TD:SET FILE OUTPUT 'newfilename' If you do not want a list file: TD:SET MODE LIST OFF or... TD:SET FILE OUTPUT NL: 3. Journal - This file contains all commands entered interactively. It is normally file TD.TDJ, but the name may be changed by the command: TD:SET FILE JOURNAL 'newfilename' You may temporarily turn off journaling by: TD:SET MODE JOURNAL OFF 4. Errors - A temporary file TOPDRAWER_ERRORS.DAT is used to save the error messages for the current plot. This file is only opened for interactive sessions. 5. Data - You may use the LIST command to output data sets suitable for input to TOPDRAWER. If you do not specify the output file it goes to the Listing (TD.LIS).