Batch file processing = Yes

To avoid Facets requesting user intervention when it is run in batch mode from the DOS prompt or otherwise, include Batch=Yes on the command line in your.bat or .cmd file.

The general format is: Facets BATCH=YES specification-file output-file extra-specifications

Under Windows-2000, -XP and later Windows-NT

It is often useful to run multiple Facets tasks, one after the other, without keyboard intervention. This can be accomplished by running Facets in CMD batch mode.

Here is a typical .CMD file. It is Facetsxp.cmd in the Examples folder. Double-click on it to launch it.

echo This is the version for Windows-NT, 2000

echo This is a batch file to run Facets in batch mode

echo Edit the next lines and add more.

echo Format of lines is:

echo START /WAIT ..\Facets BATCH=YES Control-file Output-file Extra=specifications

START /WAIT ..\Facets BATCH=YES dives.txt dives.out.txt

START /WAIT ..\Facets BATCH=YES lfs.txt lfs.out.txt

START /WAIT ..\Facets BATCH=YES kct.txt kct.out.txt

Under early versions of Windows (e.g. 98, ME, but not 95 nor 3.1)

It is often useful to run multiple Facets tasks, one after the other, without keyboard intervention. This can be accomplished by running Facets in batch mode.

Here is a typical .bat file. It is Facets95.bat in the Examples folder. Double-click on it to launch it.

echo This is a batch file to run Facets in batch mode

echo Edit the next lines and add more.

echo Format of lines is:

echo START /w ..\Facets BATCH=YES Control-file Output-file Extra=specifications

START /w ..\Facets BATCH=YES dives.txt dives.out.txt

START /w ..\Facets BATCH=YES lfs.txt lfs.out.txt

START /w ..\Facets BATCH=YES kct.txt kct.out.txt

Under early Windows-NT

It is often useful to run multiple Facets tasks, one after the other, without keyboard intervention. This can be accomplished by running Facets in batch mode.

Here is a typical .bat file. It is FacetsNT.bat in the Examples folder. Double-click on it to launch it.

echo This is a batch file to run Facets in batch mode

echo Edit the next lines and add more.

echo Format of lines is:

echo Facets BATCH=YES Control-file Output-file Extra=specifications

..\Facets BATCH=YES dives.txt dives.out

..\Facets BATCH=YES lfs.txt lfs.out.txt

..\Facets BATCH=YES kct.txt kct.out.txt

Example: Simulate and analyze 1000 Facets data sets from lfs.txt

Double-click on Simul.bat in the Examples folder:

Rem Simulate and analyze 1000 data sets

rem perform analysis and write out the anchor values

START /WAIT ..\Facets BATCH=YES lfs.txt specfile.out.txt anchorfile=lfsanc.txt

SET /A COUNT=1

LOOP

echo Loop number %COUNT%

rem do this 1000 times

IF %COUNT% == 1001 GOTO END

rem generate simulate data file from lfsanc.txt to avoid re-estimation each time

START /WAIT ..\Facets BATCH=YES lfsanc.txt specfile.out.txt simul=s%COUNT%.txt

rem analyze simulated file replacing data in lfs.txt with the simulated data

START /WAIT ..\Facets BATCH=YES lfs.txt s%COUNT%.out.txt data=s%COUNT%.txt

SET /A COUNT=COUNT+1

GOTO LOOP

:END

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