GENER Settings
The GENER tab is used to select the input aptsource (CL file) to be post-processed, along with the post-processor, as well as various post-processing options.
CL File
This input field is used to enter the CL file name, by either typing it in (you must include the full directory path), or by using the square browse button […] located immediately to the right of the input field, or by dragging and dropping a CL file onto the launch panel window. The last four file selections are remembered. They can be re-accessed by selecting them from the dropdown list. The browse CL file panel remembers the last directory browsed for a CL file, unless the icam_cl environment variable is set.
Database
This input field is used to select the database that contains the post-processor to use. You can browse for a database using the square browse button […] located immediately to the right of the text window, or you can drag and drop a database (dbf, dmp or dp) file onto the launch panel window. The last four database selections are remembered. They can be re-accessed by selecting them from the drop-down list. The browse database panel remembers the last directory browsed for a database, unless the icam_dbf environment variable is set.
Post processor and Revision (Rev)
Use these input fields to choose a post-processor from the selected database. The post-processor drop-down presents a list of generated and dedicated post-processors (i.e., it shows only those post-processors from the database that can be used by GENER). The revision field lists the latest revision of the selected post-processor and the drop-down lists other generated revisions, if any. Information about the selected post-processor will appear in the Description box.
One of the available post-processor choices is “Use MACHIN statement from CL file”, which when selected will use the MACHIN command in the chosen CL file to automatically select the post-processor. You cannot choose a specific revision of a post when it is selected via the CL file MACHIN command.
GENER can run a post-processor created with QUEST 2000/13.0 or later. GENER can not run a post-processor created with a version of QUEST that is higher than the GENER version.
Program ID
Use this input field to specify a program ID (sometimes referred to as a PID). Some post-processors output the PID at the start of the program. For those post-processors that require a PID, you can sometimes avoid the PID prompt (or an unwanted default value) by typing a PID string in this field. Anything you enter in this field will be stored in the $PID macro variable.
User Parameters
Use this field to pass user defined parameters to the post-processor. Some post-processors alter their behavior based on user-defined parameter data. Anything typed in this input field will be passed to the post-processor as a user-defined parameter in the $UPARAM macro variable.