Module: Save Data To Disk ()

Description:

This module is experimental. Experimental features offer a preview of features to come in future releases of . Note that no technical support will be provided for experimental features.

This module automatizes saving processed data to the disk. It is especially designed for processing Time Series data, with connected modules fully set in auto-refresh mode.

This module can be also used to save numbered versions of a dataset upon modifications.

The module can be connected to any dataset (image, surface, table, etc.). The connected module network is first browsed upwards to find a source TimeSeriesControl, and this module automatically connects to it. A file can be written to the disk at the specified location, using the default native format depending on type of data. The time index is automatically appended to the filename.

By setting auto-refresh for the whole network of modules used for processing, including this module, and by playing through the whole time series, the time series of the processed data is thus stored automatically to the disk.

If no upstream TimeSeriesControl is found, the current index value is appended to the output filename, and incremented each time a file is written. You can then easily save numbered versions of result data by pressing the Apply button. By setting auto-refresh for the whole network of modules used for processing, you can save automatically result data to file whenever a change occurs in an upstream module.

Connections:

Data [required]
The dataset to be written.

Ports:

Time

The Time port is connected to the Time port of the TimeSeriesControl, provided one was found.

Current Index

If no time series is involved, this index value is appended to the filename, and incremented each time a file is written.

Output Directory

The directory where the data is to be written.

Base Filename

The base filename for the output files. An index is automatically appended to it.

Output Filename

A preview of the filename to be written.