binary_format
List of: Options
Subjects: Modeler Control, SAT Save and Restore
Contents: Kernel

Action: Controls the format to use when writing ACIS part save files as binary.

Name String: binary_format

Scheme: integer 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 0

Test Harness: integer 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 0

C++: int 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 0

Description: This option determines the format used when writing ACIS part save files in binary form (to .sab files). It controls whether the file is written in a 32 bit or 64 bit (word size) format and whether the file is written with big-endian or little-endian byte ordering. The word size only affects longs. Pointers are converted to (long) indices before writing. All other types are the same size on 32 and 64 bit platforms. This option does not affect the reading of binary files.


The possible values are:


0 Use the native format for the platform

1 Use big-endian byte ordering with native word sizes for the platform

2 Use little-endian byte ordering with native word sizes for the platform

3 Use big-endian byte ordering with 32 bit word sizes

4 Use little-endian byte ordering with 32 bit word sizes

5 Use big-endian byte ordering with 64 bit word sizes

6 Use little-endian byte ordering with 64 bit word sizes

Example: ; binary_format

; Using little-endian order and native word size

(option:set "binary_format" 2)

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