Convert DAT
Summary[edit]
The Convert DAT changes the text format from simple text to table form and vice-versa.
Parameters - Convert Page
How how - ⊞ - Convert text format.
- To Text
text- Converts table format into regular text.
- To Table
table- Converts regular text into table format.
Remove Blank Lines removeblank - When enabled, do not convert blank lines into empty rows.
Split Cells at delimiters - A list of individual characters to use to split the string into cells. The delimiters are used independently. That is, if $% is used in this parameter, the cells will be split at $ OR %, not only at $%. A Substitute DAT can be used to collapse a more complex delimiter into a single character to be use for the conversion.
Concatenate with spacers - Insert this string between each cell when converting from a table to text.
Parameters - Common Page
Language language - ⊞ - Select how the DAT decides which script language to operate on.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs script language.
- Node
node- The DAT uses it's own script language.
Edit/View Extension extension - ⊞ - Select the file extension this DAT should expose to external editors.
- dat
dat- various common file extensions.
- frag
frag-
- glsl
glsl-
- html
html-
- md
md-
- py
py-
- rtf
rtf-
- tsv
tsv-
- txt
txt-
- vert
vert-
- xml
xml-
- From Language
languageext- pick extension from DATs script language.
- Custom Extension
customext- Specify a custom extension.
Custom Extension customext - Specifiy the custom extension.
Word Wrap wordwrap - ⊞ - Enable Word Wrap for Node Display.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs setting.
- On
on- Turn on Word Wrap.
- Off
off- Turn off Word Wrap.
Operator Inputs
- Input 0 -
Info CHOP Channels
Extra Information for the Convert DAT can be accessed via an Info CHOP.
Common DAT Info Channels
- num_rows - Number of rows in this DAT.
- num_cols - Number of columns in this DAT.
Common Operator Info Channels
- total_cooks - Number of times the operator has cooked since the process started.
- cook_time - Duration of the last cook in milliseconds.
- cook_frame - Frame number when this operator was last cooked relative to the component timeline.
- cook_abs_frame - Frame number when this operator was last cooked relative to the absolute time.
- cook_start_time - Time in milliseconds at which the operator started cooking in the frame it was cooked.
- cook_end_time - Time in milliseconds at which the operator finished cooking in the frame it was cooked.
- cooked_this_frame - 1 if operator was cooked this frame.
- warnings - Number of warnings in this operator if any.
- errors - Number of errors in this operator if any.
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