General Read File

A General Read file contains numeric values read into a model using a READ statement. Values must be separated by a space, comma, or end of line. Any non-numeric data will be automatically skipped when obtaining the next numeric value. See Read for correct syntax and examples. For example, if you specify a normal distribution such as N(5,1) in the General Read file, ProModel will not return a numeric value following the distribution. Instead, it will read in the first value, 5, and the next value, 1.

A General Read file must be an ASCII file. Data created in a spreadsheet must be saved as a text file.