some questions about "LibGeneratePeaks.tcl"

[eda000]

Hi all
I have the Cantilever column do the Static Reversed CyclicAnalysis controled by deformation, the Cantilever column is a steel reinforce concrete. Now I face a problem that when I perform OS, it showed "couldn't read file "LibGeneratePeaks.tcl":no such file or directory.

But it indeed exsits! I don't know why~~

I have 2 question in "LibGeneratePeaks.tcl" downloaded from your example:
1: set outFileID [open data/tmpDsteps.tcl w], what does it mean?
2:puts $outFileID "set iDstep { ";puts $outFileID $Disp;puts $outFileID $Disp; # open vector definition and some 0
what does it mean? why does it have two "puts $outFileID $Disp;"?

Thank you for your answer..I am a new learner, so can you give me the detailed explain ?

[silvia]

it is generating a displacement-history file in the data directory, which will then be read.
you Lib file is not in the proper directory, likely.

[eda000]

yes! you are right!
My Lib file is not in the proper directory, hehe.

another question. when I perform it, there are somes problem:
it shows can't read "LunitTXT": no such variable,while executing
"if {$ok != 0} {
set putout [format $fmt1 "PROBLEM" $IDctrlNode $IDctrlDOF [nodeDisp $IDctrlNode $IDctrlDOF] $LunitTXT]"
which in your "Ex4.Portal2D.analyze.Static.Cycle.tcl", I don't know what " LunitTXT" stands for~~~

thank you for your attention!

[silvia]

you need to define that variable. it is in the LibUnits.tcl file.

[nsharmanishant]

Q.1 set outFileID [open data/tmpDsteps.tcl w], what does it mean?

Ans. This means that a file named tmpDsteps.tcl is being created under the directory Data and a variable outFileID is being defines which will take the address of the file "tmpDsteps.tcl" as its definition.

Q. 2:puts $outFileID "set iDstep { ";puts $outFileID $Disp;puts $outFileID $Disp; # open vector definition and some 0
what does it mean? why does it have two "puts $outFileID $Disp;"?

Ans. This means that the address of the file is being called in which vector definition is initiated as "set iDstep { " and corresponding to the same file address "$Disp" value, which is 0 initially defined in the code, is written two times. you may run the file and it will be seen.


please correct me if I am wrong.

Regards,
Nishant