Hi Christopher, Thank you for your answer. It works! Also, I am sorry for your inconvenience for asking this question to the Kepler-dev. I will ask this kind of a question to Kepler-user next time.
Thank you -Donghoon On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 9:04 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Kepler-dev mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Kepler-dev digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Text File Writer? (Christopher Brooks) > 2. Re: Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 5 (Scott Zimmer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:36:57 -0800 > From: Christopher Brooks <[email protected]> > To: DONGHOON KIM <[email protected]> > Cc: Scott Zimmer <[email protected]>, kepler-dev > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [kepler-dev] Text File Writer? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Use a Constant actor, not a String Constant actor. > > Constant will interpret the contents as a variable unless it is inside > double quotes, in which case it is a string > > StringConstant will interpret the contents as a string. > > If a Constant actor has the value wrapped in double quotes: > "AString" > then the output will be a string with the value AString > > If a Constant actor as the value > AString > The the output will be the value of the parameter named AString > > If a StringConstant actor as the value > AString > Then the output will be a string with the value AString. > > BTW - for future reference, this is better off sent to Kepler-users than > Kepler-dev. The question is about using Kepler, not modifying the Java > code. No worries on this. > > _Christopher > > > On 11/6/14 1:49 PM, DONGHOON KIM wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > > > I appreciate your help. but I still have a problem. > > It seems like it is working because I do not have any error message. > > but I could not see the output file as in the directory I used. See my > > screenshot attached. > > > > Thank you > > > > -Donghoon > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM, <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Send Kepler-dev mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Kepler-dev digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 3 (Scott Zimmer) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:15:37 -0500 > > From: Scott Zimmer <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > To: [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [kepler-dev] Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 3 > > Message-ID: <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > Donghoon, > > > > You can use a File Parameter and a Constant actor to accomplish your > > goal. Type the name of the File Parameter in the Constant actor and > > connect it to the fileToWrite port on the Text File Writer Actor. > > Sorry, > > I can't easily create and attach and example, but detailed steps > > follow. > > > > Scott > > > > 1. Drag a FileParameter onto the canvas > > 2. Double click on FileParameter and specify the path to the file you > > want to write > > 3. Right click the FileParameter and select Customize Name > > 4. Type MyFileParamter in for the name field and click Commit > > 5. Drag a Constant Actor on the canvas > > 6. Double click the Constant actor and type MyFileParameter on the > > line > > next to "value:" > > 7. Connect the Constant actor to the fileToWrite Port on the Text > File > > Writer > > > > Scott > > > > On 11/6/2014 6:53 AM, [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > > Send Kepler-dev mailing list submissions to > > > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > > than "Re: Contents of Kepler-dev digest..." > > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > > > 1. Text File Writer? (DONGHOON KIM) > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 06:53:38 -0500 > > > From: DONGHOON KIM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected] > >> > > > To: [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > Subject: [kepler-dev] Text File Writer? > > > Message-ID: > > > > > <CAHwMc7X6oOp-VcHn=ite0wybo8ob25-cuplafpnsxzwxt3d...@mail.gmail.com > > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > > > Dear Kepler folks! > > > > > > I am trying to use Text File Writer actor. I have a question > > about input in > > > Tex File Writer. > > > I use String Constant as an input. The other input should be > > "file name and > > > path" as the input. I am trying to use a FileParameter actor. > > > but I am not sure how to connect FileParameter with Text File > > Writer. (see > > > the attached picture). > > > > > > Please, let me know if you know how to use Text File Writer. A > > simple > > > example would be very helpful. > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > -Donghoon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Scott Zimmer > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > 512-299-7218 <tel:512-299-7218> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kepler-dev mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > > > > > > End of Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 4 > > ****************************************** > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Donghoon Kim > > Dept of Computer Science > > North Carolina State University > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kepler-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > > > -- > Christopher Brooks, PMP University of California > Academic Program Manager & Software Engineer US Mail: 337 Cory Hall > CHESS/iCyPhy/Ptolemy/TerraSwarm Berkeley, CA 94720-1774 > [email protected], 707.332.0670 (Office: 545Q Cory) > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/pipermail/kepler-dev/attachments/20141106/04698098/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:04:18 -0500 > From: Scott Zimmer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [kepler-dev] Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 5 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Donghoon, > > As Christopher said you need the Constant Actor for the file parameter > instead of String Constant. The reason that you didn't get an exception > is either because the Text File Writer has successfully written the file > or it is catching the exception when you try to create a file and an > exception is thrown. You can turn on debugging and you will have a > debug message when it can't create the file. The easiest way to tell > which case occurred for you, is to connect a display actor to the output > of the Text File Writer. If the file was created, it will display the > full path to the file. > > My guess is that if you look in the directory that contains build-area, > actors, and all of the other modules, you will find a file named > MyFileParameter since the TextFileWriter is capable of handling relative > paths and defaults to that directory for relative paths. If you don't > have that file, it's because the user that launched Kepler does not have > write permission to that directory. > > Scott > > On 11/6/2014 4:49 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Send Kepler-dev mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Kepler-dev digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 4 (DONGHOON KIM) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 16:49:29 -0500 > > From: DONGHOON KIM <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected], [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [kepler-dev] Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 4 > > Message-ID: > > < > cahwmc7wvvpkqa4nes4vz0k9g+kgviblxqthrnno0wwqj0kx...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi Scott, > > > > I appreciate your help. but I still have a problem. > > It seems like it is working because I do not have any error message. > > but I could not see the output file as in the directory I used. See my > > screenshot attached. > > > > Thank you > > > > -Donghoon > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM, <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Send Kepler-dev mailing list submissions to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> [email protected] > >> > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > >> [email protected] > >> > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >> than "Re: Contents of Kepler-dev digest..." > >> > >> > >> Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. Re: Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 3 (Scott Zimmer) > >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:15:37 -0500 > >> From: Scott Zimmer <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [kepler-dev] Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 3 > >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >> > >> Donghoon, > >> > >> You can use a File Parameter and a Constant actor to accomplish your > >> goal. Type the name of the File Parameter in the Constant actor and > >> connect it to the fileToWrite port on the Text File Writer Actor. Sorry, > >> I can't easily create and attach and example, but detailed steps follow. > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> 1. Drag a FileParameter onto the canvas > >> 2. Double click on FileParameter and specify the path to the file you > >> want to write > >> 3. Right click the FileParameter and select Customize Name > >> 4. Type MyFileParamter in for the name field and click Commit > >> 5. Drag a Constant Actor on the canvas > >> 6. Double click the Constant actor and type MyFileParameter on the line > >> next to "value:" > >> 7. Connect the Constant actor to the fileToWrite Port on the Text File > >> Writer > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> On 11/6/2014 6:53 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >>> Send Kepler-dev mailing list submissions to > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >>> http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> You can reach the person managing the list at > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >>> than "Re: Contents of Kepler-dev digest..." > >>> > >>> > >>> Today's Topics: > >>> > >>> 1. Text File Writer? (DONGHOON KIM) > >>> > >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>> Message: 1 > >>> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 06:53:38 -0500 > >>> From: DONGHOON KIM <[email protected]> > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [kepler-dev] Text File Writer? > >>> Message-ID: > >>> <CAHwMc7X6oOp-VcHn= > >> [email protected]> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >>> > >>> Dear Kepler folks! > >>> > >>> I am trying to use Text File Writer actor. I have a question about > input > >> in > >>> Tex File Writer. > >>> I use String Constant as an input. The other input should be "file name > >> and > >>> path" as the input. I am trying to use a FileParameter actor. > >>> but I am not sure how to connect FileParameter with Text File Writer. > >> (see > >>> the attached picture). > >>> > >>> Please, let me know if you know how to use Text File Writer. A simple > >>> example would be very helpful. > >>> > >>> Thank you > >>> > >>> -Donghoon > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Scott Zimmer > >> [email protected] > >> 512-299-7218 > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Kepler-dev mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > >> > >> > >> End of Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 4 > >> ****************************************** > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Scott Zimmer > [email protected] > 512-299-7218 > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Kepler-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev > > > End of Kepler-dev Digest, Vol 117, Issue 6 > ****************************************** > -- Donghoon Kim Dept of Computer Science North Carolina State University
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