Output Data Panel

The 'Output Data' panel is where a template can be formulated to organize the data collected from extraction. The 'Copy' button is used from the 'Convert Data' panel to copy all wanted rules over.

Each rule appears in brackets (< >). These rules should not be edited at this point unless users understand ways to edit. Users may add their own text and format by positioning the where needed. Users can select the 'Output' icon to visually show how their example will look in that format.

If the user would like to make more changes they simply go back to the 'Template' view. Users may add text to the 'Preamble Output' and 'Appendix Output' sections, which will only appear above and below the body.

Perl Program Panel

Users should go to the Perl panel and select the ‘Compile’ icon to view and save their final Perl program code.  At this point, if the user wants to add their own programming touches they may.  The program can be run by clicking the ‘Run’ button and a command shell will appear and the data will be formatted based on the Perl code and the file loaded into Vect. Of course, the Perl program can also be saved away for future execution outside of Vect.

This completes the Guided Tour of Vect.  It is best at this point to begin practicing Vect with a sample file tutorial.  There are a number of tutorials available for Linux and Windows from our website at <http://www.complexcomputation.org>.

Complex Computation Laboratory
Iowa State University
Denise Mooney
Satish Vemula

Revised by Kent Weber