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- ■ USING PEDRAW IN BATCH MODE
-
- Usually PEDRAW is operated interactively from menus <MENU>. It
- is also possible to run PEDRAW in batch mode so that it takes
- all its entry from standard input, meaning that input can be
- redirected into PEDRAW using DOS commands. The way to start
- PEDRAW in batch mode is to give the name of a data file on the
- command line e.g.:
-
- PEDRAW EXPED.DAT
-
- The data file must exist and must have the extension .DAT or
- .SDF or .PED or .PPD so that PEDRAW knows what format to expect
- <DATA>. PEDRAW then moves directly to the "Display pedigree"
- option and awaits the input of the ID of an individual whose
- descendants are to be displayed <DISPLAY>. However in batch mode
- it is possible instead to enter flags at this point <FLAGS>.
- PEDRAW carries on reading commands from standard input until
- either there is an error, or until the end of the input file is
- reached, or until an 'X' is input or until the /M flag is
- selected. If the end of file is reached or an 'X' is input the
- program exits, otherwise it just reverts back to ordinary menu-
- driven operation <MENU>. To use PEDRAW with redirected input one
- might run it like so:
-
- PEDRAW EXPED.DAT < INPUT.JF
-
- Here INPUT.JF would contain a list of ID's and flags as follows:
-
- 12880
- 13990
- /l-2 /l-3 /f1out.msp /tRelatives of number 14001 /a
- 14001
- x
-
- This would display the descendants of 12880 and 13990, saving
- the diagrams to 12880.MSP and 13990.MSP, then would draw a
- diagram of all the relatives of 14001 and save it in the file
- 1OUT.MSP with an appropriate title. The x at the end is not
- strictly necessary but marks the end of file and quits PEDRAW.
-
- Note that in batch mode the normal editing keys do not work
- (cursor keys, control-left-arrow, etc.).
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