File MIES_MiesUtilities_System.ipf¶

This file holds MIES utility functions related to the system.

Functions

variable SaveExperimentSpecial(variable mode)¶

Save the current experiment under a new name and clear all/some data.

Parameters:: mode – mode for generating the experiment name, one of SaveExperimentModes

variable SaveExperimentWrapper(string path, string filename, variable overrideInteractiveMode = defaultValue)¶

Returns 1 if the user cancelled, zero if SaveExperiment was called.

It is currently not possible to check if SaveExperiment was successfull (E-Mail from Howard Rodstein WaveMetrics, 30 Jan 2015)

Parameters:

path – Igor symbolic path where the experiment should be stored
filename – filename of the experiment including suffix, usually PACKED_FILE_EXPERIMENT_SUFFIX
overrideInteractiveMode – [optional, defaults to GetInteractiveMode()] Overrides the current setting of the interactive mode

variable BackupCacheWaves()¶: Backup cache waves into TUF XOP named storage.

variable RestoreCacheWaves()¶: Restore cache waves from TUF XOP named storage into global datafolder hierarchy.

variable NewExperiment()¶

Starts with a new experiment preserving the cache.

You have to manually save before, see SaveExperimentWrapper()

variable TestOverrideActive()¶: Return if the function results are overriden for testing purposes.