NESC9575 EDTGRAF.

EDTGRAF, DISSPLA User Interface Program

NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM, COMPUTER, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION, METHOD OF SOLUTION, RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, TYPICAL RUNNING TIME, UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM, RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS, STATUS, REFERENCES, MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, LANGUAGE, OPERATING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED, OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS, NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS, MATERIAL, CATEGORIES

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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM: EDTGRAF.

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2. COMPUTERS

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Program name	Package id	Status	Status date
EDTGRAF	NESC9575/02	Tested	09-MAY-1989

Machines used:

Package ID	Orig. computer	Test computer
NESC9575/02	DEC VAX series	DEC VAX 8810

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3. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM OR FUNCTION

EDTGRAF is a graphics package that allows the user to access the high-quality graphics available in Computer Associates' (CA) DISSPLA (see http://www.gaeinc.com) without any knowledge of programming. EDTGRAF reduces the complex syntax of DISSPLA to simple menus. The use of menus decreases computer time spent preprocessing command input. High-quality graphics can be produced quickly in two and three dimensions and in color. EDTGRAF has capabilities for storing and later retrieving information needed to produce graphics. EDTGRAF will screen most input for entries that do not make sense in the current graph and will produce a meaningful error message. Two orientations are available for plots - COMIC, which produces a plot with the y-axis perpendicular to the long axis of the paper, and MOVIE, which produces a plot with the y-axis parallel to the long axis of the paper.

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4. METHOD OF SOLUTION:

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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM

Maxima of -
1000 ordered pairs (or triplets) per dataset
18 datasets per graph
Errors generated by DISSPLA are not trapped by EDTGRAF. EDTGRAF assumes the paper is 8.5 x 11 inches.

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6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME:

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7. UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM:

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8. RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

Similar functions are performed by the MAPPER (NESC 939) software.

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9. STATUS

Package ID	Status date	Status
NESC9575/02	09-MAY-1989	Tested at NEADB

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10. REFERENCES:

NESC9575/02, included references:

- Ira Bloom:
Business Graphics Made Easy
DEC Professional Vol. 6 No. 7 pp. 60-66 (July 1987)
- Sample Output

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11. MACHINE REQUIREMENTS

DEC VAX11 installation with a graphics device such as the VERSATEC 11, TEKTRONIX 4633, 4025, 4014, DEC LN03, VT240, 125, QMS, or TALARIS.

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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED

Package ID	Computer language
NESC9575/02	FORTRAN-77

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13. OPERATING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED: VMS 4.6, 5.0.

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14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS

CA-DISSPLA 10.5 (see http://www.gaeinc.com) graphics software (including DISSPOP) is required. This software is not included. The command procedures COMPILE.COM and EDTGRAF.COM must be tailored for environment in which EDTGRAF is implemented.

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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS

          I. Bloom
          Chemical Technology Division
          Argonne National Laboratory

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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE

NESC9575/02

File name	File description	Records
NESC9575_02.001	INFORMATION FILE	79
NESC9575_02.002	EDTGRAF COMMAND PROCEDURE	203
NESC9575_02.003	EDTGRAF3P8A FORTRAN SOURCE	7186
NESC9575_02.004	INTERACTIVE EDTGRAF SESSION LOG	318
NESC9575_02.005	EDTGRAF NOTES, AUXILIARY INFORMATION	142
NESC9575_02.006	EDTGRAF TUTORIAL	133
NESC9575_02.007	SAMPLE PROBLEM INPUT	5
NESC9575_02.008	SAMPLE PROBLEM PLOT SETUP DATA	50

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17. CATEGORIES

N. Subsidiary Calculations

Keywords: FORTRAN, computer graphics, dec computers, display devices, interactive display devices, plotters.