SAVE_WORKSPACES

This command is for the ED-EXP module.

In the PARROT workspace this command saves the current status of the ED_EXP submodule before you switch back to the PARROT module. This is required when you want to save equilibria changes, including changes to conditions, experimental data, and/or computed equilibria results, as well as any newly added equilibria.

With this command all the changes made in the ED_EXP submodule are saved in the PARROT workspace. This means you do not need to execute SAVE_PARROT_WORKSPACES in the PARROT module.

However, when in the PARROT module, additional changes can only be saved with the SAVE_PARROT_WORKSPACES command even if they have been made prior to executing SAVE_WORKSPACES in ED_EXP.

When you exit the ED_EXP (or Thermo‑Calc), the next time the file is opened it is in the same state as when you executed the SAVE_WORKSPACES command. However, if you use OPTIMIZE_VARIABLES the computed results are automatically updated.

Syntax

save_workspaces

Prompt

<File name>

Sometimes good starting values (SET_START_VALUE) are required to successfully get or compute an equilibrium correctly. In this case, it is important to save the computed equilibrium in the PARROT workspace. It is important to remember that the computed results can be ruined by improper optimizations. For this reason, it is suggested you save the .PAR file with a different name to back up the PARROT workspace.