LoadFile2 [Grid]

LoadFile2 loads the specified grid file. When the HeaderOnly parameter is set to 'True', only the header is loaded, not the entire grid. When the HeaderOnly parameter is set to 'False', the entire grid is loaded.

Syntax

object.LoadFile2( FileName, HeaderOnly, Options )

Parameter

Type

Required/

Optional

Default

Description

FileName

String

Required

 

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

HeaderOnly

Boolean

Required

False

This specifies whether the grid header would be loaded without loading the entire matrix of grid nodes

Options

String

Optional

 

This specifies file specific import options string.

Remarks

See Grid Import Options String for links to file type specific LoadFile2 import options.

Example 1

This example demonstrates how to load a new grid.

Grid.LoadFile2(FileName:=SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\demogrid.grd", HeaderOnly:=True)

Example 2

This example demonstrates how to load a new ZMAP grid file with an import options string.

Grid.LoadFile2(FileName:="C:\Surfer\Scripts\grid files\ZMAP_Skip.zmap", Options:="DontSkipExtra=1")

Used by: Grid object