OUTFILE subcommand (SIMPREP BEGIN-SIMPREP END command)

The OUTFILE subcommand of SIMPREP BEGIN saves an XML-format file that specifies the custom model. This file can be used as the model file for creating a simulation plan with the SIMPLAN command.

PREPXML = 'filespec'. Specifies the XML-format file. File specifications should be enclosed in quotation marks and file names must be specified in full. SIMPREP BEGIN does not supply file extensions. If the file specification refers to an existing file, then the file is overwritten.

Note: The optional combination of an asterisk (*) and a backslash (\) preceding the XML file name specifies that the file is a temporary file--for example, PREPXML='*\SIMPREP_transformation.xml'. You would then use this file specification on the MODEL subcommand of the subsequent SIMPLAN command.