BATCH INPUT OF COMMANDS

  In general, commands are entered interactively from the keyboard or picked by the graphics cursor, but it is also possible to store a sequence of commands in a batch file and obtain input from this file instead of the keyboard.

Batch input is particularly useful for training purposes when a demonstration file can be run automatically, showing the new user a typical sequence of commands which illustrate how to use FEMGV to generate and examine a model and assess results.

The batch file can pass control back to the user at any stage, and the examination of the model and results can continue interactively until the user passes control back to the current (or another) batch file. Timed pauses can also be added to the batch file.

Note that control can also be passed from within one batch file to another batch file. For further information on the use of batch files see Appendix I of the User Manual Appendices.