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 +**JVS Utilities: DMWRITE** 
 +===== DMWRITE -- Write data management (DM) archive file=====
 +
  usage: dmwrite dmfile infile rtype hdrtxt wsiz nx ny nz nt [options]  usage: dmwrite dmfile infile rtype hdrtxt wsiz nx ny nz nt [options]
  
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 file if it doesn't already exist. file if it doesn't already exist.
  
-  RTYPE is the record type, any value > 0. +RTYPE is the record type, any value > 0.\\ 
-    NOTE: RTYPE values less than 30 have predefined meanings.+NOTE: For commonly used archive files (e.g. CIGAL "pdigm" files, fScan surface files), many RTYPE values have standardized meanings. Programs find data automatically by RTYPE value.
  
- OPTIONS can appear anywhere in the command line. They can be:+OPTIONS can appear anywhere in the command line. They can be: 
 +<code>
   -h      Replace existing header with INFILE; no data transferred.   -h      Replace existing header with INFILE; no data transferred.
   -R [N]  Relabel old (existing) record RTYPE to RTYPE+N (default: N=500)   -R [N]  Relabel old (existing) record RTYPE to RTYPE+N (default: N=500)
   -abcd   Create file with little byte first byte order.   -abcd   Create file with little byte first byte order.
   -dcba   Create file with big byte first byte order.   -dcba   Create file with big byte first byte order.
-           (byte order is ignored if appending to existing file).+          (byte order is ignored if appending to existing file).
   -f      DM file only contains header and pointer to data file   -f      DM file only contains header and pointer to data file
-           (default is to put both header and data into DM file).+          (default is to put both header and data into DM file).
   -A      Append only; don't create the file if it doesn't exist.   -A      Append only; don't create the file if it doesn't exist.
   -vN     Verbose flag -- print diagnostic messages.   -vN     Verbose flag -- print diagnostic messages.
 +</code>
 +
 +**See Also:**\\
 +[[jvs:utilities:dmread|DMRead]],[[jvs:cigal|CIGAL]],[[jvs:fscan|fScan]]
  
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