Environment file entries have the following syntax:
parameter=value
All parameters must have a value. The following syntactic rules also apply:
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All parameters are case sensitive.
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A string value must be enclosed in a pair of double or single quotes.
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Comments are preceded by a number sign (#). All characters following a
number sign on a line are ignored. Number signs within a quoted string are part
of the string, not the beginning of a comment.
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Blank lines are ignored.
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Lists must be enclosed in square brackets ([ ]). Individual items in the
list are separated by commas. Entries take the form:
parameter=[value1, value2, value3]
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Tuples must be enclosed in parentheses (( )). Individual items in the
tuple are separated by commas. If the tuple is enclosed in parentheses and
contains only one value, a comma has to follow the value. Entries take the
form:
parameter=(value1, value2)
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Embedded single quotes do not require special handling if they are
placed within a double-quoted string. For example, "my
value's" is translated as my
value's. The same holds true for double quotes embedded in a
single-quoted string. Quotes of the same type as the enclosing quotes can be
embedded if they are prefixed by the backslash (\) character. Strings in a list
or a tuple must be enclosed in quotes.
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Triple-quoted (""") strings can span more than one line, and no special
treatment of quotes within the string is necessary. Entries take the form:
parameter="""
multi-line
value
"""
Examples of many of the environment file parameters are available in the sample abaqusinc.env file found in the installation subdirectory install_dir/os/SMA/site/. Care should be taken when merging customized
abaqus_v6.env settings from an earlier release into the
current release. Settings from the earlier release may not be compatible with
the new release.