For the sake of portability, most X-PLOR files are ASCII files. The
record length of the ASCII
is not more than 132 characters. One exception to this rule
is the trajectory file
(specified by the “TRAJectory=filename ISVFrq=integer"
keywords, Section 11.1.6). This file
is a binary file that can be converted to an ASCII file and vice versa
by the dynamics merge statement. The use
of ASCII files greatly simplifies communication between various types
of computer equipment (workstations, minicomputers, supercomputers, etc.).
X-PLOR script files are free-field ASCII files
with variable record length. The
maximum record length is determined by the internal
parameter COMMAX, which defaults to
132 characters. The command file can be assigned to an interactive
terminal. In this case, the user types the X-PLOR statements interactively.
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