Out_with_suffix

Description: Versatile output macro for multipattern .inp files.

Comment: In complex input files with many diffraction patterns (e.g. parametric ones), a different output is needed for e.g. each temperature.
Assuming there is consistent naming of parameters of interest, this can be done easier by using a macro for the output, in which the suffixes of the parameter names can be easily changed.

Contributed by: Martin Fisch

xdd Scan_100.raw ' measured at 100 °C
str
phase_name "PhaseX"
a lp_a_Phase_X_100 5
b lp_b_Phase_X_100 5
c lp_c_Phase_X_100 5
scale scale_PhaseX_100 0.00001
.....
out Output.txt append
Out(Get(xdd_path_name, "\n%s\t")
Out( lp_a_Phase_X_100 , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
Out( lp_b_Phase_X_100 , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
Out( lp_c_Phase_X_100 , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
.....
 
xdd Scan_200.raw ' measured at 200 °C
str
phase_name "PhaseX"
a lp_a_Phase_X_200 6
b lp_b_Phase_X_200 6
c lp_c_Phase_X_200 6
scale scale_PhaseX_200 0.00001
.....
out Output.txt append
Out(Get(xdd_path_name, "\n%s\t")
Out( lp_a_Phase_X_200 , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
Out( lp_b_Phase_X_200 , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
Out( lp_c_Phase_X_200 , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
.....
 
xdd .....

Is a lot easier by using a macro:

xdd Scan_100.raw ' measured at 100 °C
str
phase_name "PhaseX"
a lp_a_Phase_X_100 5
b lp_b_Phase_X_100 5
c lp_c_Phase_X_100 5
scale scale_PhaseX_100 0.00001
.....
Out_with_suffix(100)
 
xdd Scan_200.raw ' measured at 200 °C
str 
phase_name "PhaseX"
a lp_a_Phase_X_200 6
b lp_b_Phase_X_200 6
c lp_c_Phase_X_200 6
scale scale_PhaseX_200 0.00001
.....
Out_with_suffix(200)
 
xdd .....

macro Out_with_suffix(suffix) 
   {
	out Output.txt append
	Out(Get(xdd_path_name, "\n%s\t")
	Out( lp_a_Phase_X_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
	Out( lp_b_Phase_X_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
	Out( lp_c_Phase_X_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
        '..... add more .....
   }

In case phases appear/disappear with changing conditions, adding a condition as e.g.

macro Out_with_suffix(suffix)
   {
        out Output.txt append
        Out(Get(xdd_path_name, "\n%s\t")
        if And( (Prm_There(scale_PhaseX_##suffix), scale_PhaseX_##suffix > 0)
          {    
   	    Out( lp_a_Phase_X_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
	    Out( lp_b_Phase_X_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
	    Out( lp_c_Phase_X_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
            '.....
          }
        else
          {
            Out_String("\t\t\t\t\t\t")
          }
        if And( (Prm_There(scale_PhaseY_##suffix), scale_PhaseY_##suffix > 0)
          {    
   	    Out( lp_a_Phase_Y_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
	    Out( lp_b_Phase_Y_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
	    Out( lp_c_Phase_Y_##suffix , "%11.5f\t", "%11.5f\t")
            '.....
          }
        else
          {
            Out_String("\t\t\t\t\t\t")
          }
    }

will only write the values to a file if the phase is actually there (or more precisely, if its scale factor is there and > 0).
If the phase is not there, the empty values will be replaced by tabs in order to allow easy editing of Output.txt in e.g. Excel.