Output labeling/naming

Usability
1

Hello there,

my output-block usually looks something like the following.

<output>
    <type>VTK</type>
    <prefix>test_THM</prefix>
    <timesteps>
        <pair>
            <repeat> 1 </repeat>
            <each_steps> 2 </each_steps>
        </pair>
    </timesteps>
    <variables>
        <variable>displacement</variable>
        <variable>pressure</variable>
        <variable>temperature</variable>
        <variable>sigma</variable>
        <variable>epsilon</variable>
    </variables>
    <suffix>_ts_{:timestep}_t_{:time}</suffix>
</output>

That results in vtu-files with scheme like

test_THM__ts_2_t_1.vtu
test_THM__ts_4_t_10.vtu
test_THM__ts_8_t_100.vtu
test_THM__ts_12_t_1000.vtu

which does not sort well in lexicographic order. Is there a possibility to include leading zeors?
Something like the sprintf-function would do with

sprintf("%03i", :timestep)

for 001,002,…

This is not super important but would look alot nicer in my result folder : )

Greetz max

2

Hi Max,

very similar, to what you suggest, is possible with slightly different formatting. The documentation for prefix tag has an example in the description text.

– d

3

Thanks, that does the trick. Exactly what I was looking for.
Greetz max