Name
rea — Read data from disk
Syntax
rea [ipol | igri | fgr | gcf | ima | zyc | sbg | ggri | auto | ter | win] [? | *] [filename]
Description
Read vtk files from disk. Can also read some foreign formats.
Reading of files is usually done by the Import panel.
Arguments
filename
Name of file filename which is located on disk. rea filename will read a vtk file.
ipol
Read Irap polygon format.
x1 y1 z1
x2 y2 z2
999 999 999 - flag for new cell
x3 y3 z3
.........
igri | gri
Read Irap Classic grid in binary format.
fgr
Read Irap Classic formatted grid format.
gcf filename c1 c2 c3 [c4] [txt cttx] [skip skip_number_of_header_records] [field fieldname1 nr [string | char | float]
Read Geocap column format.
Use columns x=c1, y=c2 z=c3 s=c4 and text in column ctxt.
field is field data. fieldname1 is the user set name. nr is the column number. Use string if the field data is of string type. Use float if the field data is of float type.
Example of file
X Y Z Time Name Value Text
x1 y1 z1 s1 name_a1 value_b1 text_c1
x2 y2 z2 s2 name_a2 value_b2 text_c2
999 999 999 - flag for new cell
x3 y3 z3 s3 name_a3 value_b3 text_c3
..........
This file can be read by the command
rea gcf filename 1 2 3 4 field Name 5 string Value 6 float Text 7 string
gcf filename
Read Geocap column format using header information in the gcf ASCII file. Two header lines must be provided: header1 which holds the data layout, and header2 which holds the formats. The command sto gcf header filename will store out the file with correct headers.
Example of file
header1 x y z scalars Name Value Text
header2 float float float float string float string
x1 y1 z1 s1 name_a1 value_b1 text_c1
x2 y2 z2 s2 name_a2 value_b2 text_c2
999 999 999 - flag for new cell
x3 y3 z3 s3 name_a3 value_b3 text_c3
..........
This file can be read by the command
rea gcf filename
ima
Read image format. Most image format are supported.
zyc [fre]
Read Zychor grid format. Read Zychor free format.
sbg
Read Storm binary grid format.
ggri
Read GDAL grid format.
auto
Read GDAL auto format. Covers Shape files, Images.
ter
Read points from terminal; i.e. no filename required.
sta x1 y1 z1 ;# stacking data
sta x2 y2 z2
sta x3 y3 z3
..........
rea ter ;# reading from terminal
? | *
Will come up with a file browser for entering the filename. The * syntax will show all file names in the directory.
win
Will read and update the current window.