OpenProc
OpenProc [flags ] [fileNameStr ]
The OpenProc operation opens a file as an Igor procedure file.
This operation is used automatically by Igor to open procedure files when you open an Igor experiment. You can invoke OpenProc only from the command line. Do not invoke it from a procedure. To open procedure files from a procedure or from a menu definition, use the Execute/P operation.
Parameters
The file to be opened is specified by fileNameStr and /P=pathName where pathName is the name of an Igor symbolic path. fileNameStr can be a full path to the file, in which case /P is not needed, a partial path relative to the folder associated with pathName, or the name of a file in the folder associated with pathName. If Igor cannot determine the location of the file from fileNameStr and pathName, it displays a dialog allowing you to specify the file.
If you use a full or partial path for fileNameStr, see Path Separators for details on forming the path.
Flags
| /A | Procedure window's selection is moved to the end of the window. | ||||
| /ENCG=textEncoding | Specifies the text encoding of the plain text file to be opened as a procedure file. | ||||
| This flag was added in Igor Pro 7.00. | |||||
| OpenProc uses the text encoding specified by /ENCG and the rules described under Determining the Text Encoding for a Plain Text File to determine the source text encoding for conversion to UTF-8. | |||||
| Passing 0 for textEncoding acts as if /ENCG were omitted. | |||||
| See Text Encoding Names and Codes for a list of accepted values for textEncoding. | |||||
| /M=messageStr | Prompt message text in the dialog used to find the file, if any. | ||||
| /P=pathName | Specifies the folder to look in for the file. pathName is the name of an existing symbolic path. | ||||
| /R | File is opened read only. | ||||
| /T=typeStr | Specifies the type or types of files that can be opened. | ||||
| /V=visible |
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| /Z | Suppresses error generation if the specified file does not exist. | ||||
Details
The /A (append) flag has no effect other than to move the selection to the end of the procedure file after it is opened.
If you use /P=pathName, note that it is the name of an Igor symbolic path, created via NewPath. It is not a file system path like "hd:Folder1:" or "C:\\Folder1\\". See Symbolic Paths for details.
This operation automatically opens procedure files when you open an Igor experiment. Normally, you will have no use for it. You cannot open a procedure file while procedures are executing. Thus, you can't invoke OpenProc from within a procedure. You can invoke it only from the command line or from a user menu definition (actually, you may get away with it in a macro, but it's not recommend).