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The Reference Guide contains documentation for all functions supported in the OpenMatrix language.
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createabffile
Creates the ABF file and returns a file handle. Existing files are overwritten.

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  - ABF Commands
    - abfadddata
      Adds data to be written in an ABF file. The data is grouped as part of the last created subcase, if any.
    - abfclose
      Closes a file opened by createabffile(). Requires the file ID returned by createabffile as an argument.
    - abfcreatesubcase
      Creates a subcase (optional function).
    - abfsetversion
      Sets the version of the ABF file (optional function).
    - createabffile
      Creates the ABF file and returns a file handle. Existing files are overwritten.
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createabffile

Creates the ABF file and returns a file handle. Existing files are overwritten.

Attention: Valid only with Altair CAE Readers and Writers Extension.

Syntax

fid = createabffile(filename)

Inputs

filename: Filename or the path of the file to be opened.; Type: char | string

Outputs

fileID: Integer representing the file ID of filename.; fileID is specified in other functions to operate on this file.; fileID will be -1 if an error occurs opening the file.

Example

% Example createabffile
fid = createabffile('C:/test.abf')

fid = 41