Split Files (FACTOR command)

  • FACTOR can read or write split-file matrices.
  • When split-file processing is in effect, the first variables in the matrix data file are the split variables, followed by ROWTYPE_, VARNAME_ (or FACTOR_), and then the variables used to form the matrix.
  • A full set of matrix materials is written for each split-file group defined by the split variables.
  • A split variable cannot have the same variable name as any other variable written to the matrix data file.
  • If split-file processing is in effect when a matrix is written, the same split file must be in effect when that matrix is read by any other procedure.