COMPILE_EXPERIMENTS

The descriptions of the experimental equilibria saved on a textual *.POP file, given as commands in the POLY and ED_EXP syntax, is compiled by this command into the PARROT structured data, i.e. stored into the current work *.PAR file which is created with CREATE_NEW_STORE_FILE, set by SET_STORE_FILE , or opened with READ_PARROT_WORKSPACES, all done before COMPILE_EXPERIMENTS.

This command also lists the compilation details on screen or onto a listing file (*.TXT).

If a syntax error in the commands is detected, the compilation is terminated. You need to correct the error in the *.POP file (using a textual editor) and recompile it with the *.PAR work (store) file.

After a successful compilation, the program translates all the experimental data points in the *.POP file into a graphical experimental data file (*.EXP) in the DATAPLOT syntax, which can be further edited and used as a graphical experimental data file (*.EXP) for the purposes of imposing onto calculated/plotted phase diagrams and/or property diagrams for comparisons during the assessment process.

DATAPLOT User Guide

Syntax	COMPILE_EXPERIMENTS
	A window displays to open the original experimental data file (*.POP). Enter a *.POP File name box, and specify the working directory in the Look in box. Normally the default file-type in the Files of type field is the correct one for the experimental data format (i.e. *.POP file). Click Open or Cancel button as applicable.
Prompts	Output to screen or file /Screen/: <*.pop file name> A list of the source code in the *.POP file and error messages during compilation is written on screen (by pressing <Enter>) or on a list *.TXT file under a specific file name which can later on be opened and edited by any basic textual editor.
	Initiate store file /Y/: After a successful compilation, the data in the POLY workspace is stored as a new block of equilibria on the current work (store) file. By default the store file is initiated before compilation and only the compiled block is stored on the current work file (consequently, the *.PAR file is updated). A window displays to generate/store the graphical experimental data file (*.EXP) in the DATAPLOT syntax. Enter a *.EXP file name in the File name field and specify the working directory when opening the *.EXP file in the Look in field. Normally the default file type in the Files of type field is the correct one for the graphical experimental data format (i.e. *.EXP file). Click Open or Cancel as applicable. To keep the current work file, enter N.