GridConvert

The GridConvert method is superseded by GridConvert2. Please consider using the more recent version. GridConvert has been retained for backward compatibility only.

GridConvert converts between various grid formats. Returns a Boolean. Returns 'True', if the conversion operation is successful, otherwise, it returns 'False'.

Syntax

object.GridConvert( InGrid, OutGrid, OutFmt )

Parameter

Type

Required/

Optional

Default

Description

InGrid

String

Required

 

This provides the path and file name of the input grid file.

OutGrid

String

Optional

""

This provides the path and file name of the output grid file name.

OutFmt

SrfGridFormat

Optional

srfGridFmtS7

This provides the output grid file format.

Remarks

GridConvert converts any supported grid file format to any other supported grid file format or an ASCII XYZ .DAT data file.

Example 1

This example demonstrates how to convert demogrid.grd into an ASCII data file called dgrid1.dat that stores the X, Y, and Z coordinates of each grid node on a separate line.

SurferApp.GridConvert(InGrid:=SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\demogrid.grd", _

OutGrid:=SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\dgrid1", OutFmt:=srfGridFmtXYZ)

Example 2

This script displays all the methods in the Application object.

Used by: Application object