FDESIGNFILE procedure

Forms a backing-store file of information for AGDESIGN (R.W. Payne).

Option

PRINT = strings

Controls printed output (catalogue, data, filestructure); default * i.e. none

Parameters

DATAFILE = texts

Name of the data file containing the information required to form each backing-store subfile

BSFILE = texts

Name of the backing-store file

SUBFILE = identifiers

Identifier of the backing-store subfile

Description

Procedure AGDESIGN generates the factors and pseudo-factors required to define a generally balanced design. To do this it uses a backing-store subfile that contains the repertoire of available designs, together with the information required to form them.

FDESIGNFILE can be used to form this subfile. The DATAFILE parameter supplies the name of a file containing the necessary information, and the BSFILE and SUBFILE parameters specify the the name of the backing-store file and subfile where it is to be stored. Details of the format and contents of the data file can be obtained by setting option PRINT=filestructure. PRINT also has a setting catalogue which produces a catalogue of the backing-store file, and a setting data which prints the lines of data as they are read.

Option: PRINT. Parameters: DATAFILE, BSFILE, SUBFILE.

Method

FDESIGNFILE uses the standard GenStat directives for input and output.