TANK creates files to save the analysis information.
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File Suffix |
Description |
Created by |
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TKI |
User’s input data |
Input Module |
|
TKE |
Verified input data |
Error Checker |
|
LOG |
Error/warning messages |
Error Checker |
|
TKO |
Binary output data |
Solution Module |
|
TXT |
Intermediate solution data |
Solution Module |
|
T80 |
Binary report data |
Output Preprocessor |
Binary Output Data (TKO) File
After successfully completing an analysis, the analysis module creates the TKO file, which contains the solution data in binary format. The TKO file is used by subsequent modules to formulate and generate the various reports and graphics.
Message (TXT) File
Occasionally, you might want to know how an iteration proceeded or the results of an intermediate computation. The message file (TXT) contains this information. As important milestones in the analysis are reached, TANK labels the newly computed data and writes it to the message file.
Use this message file in the event that the software encounters an error and TANK aborts and displays a diagnostic message. Because the software aborted before an output (TKO) file exists, you cannot access the Output Processor. In this instance, review the message file for intermediate and partial solution data, which may reveal some reasons for the error. The message file is a standard ASCII text file, which can be viewed with a variety of editors or printed to the system printer. You can also access the message file from Tools > File Review > Review message file.
You must select the Generate Message File? check box in Tools > Configuration > Computation Control to generate the message file. For more information, see Computation Control.