[petsc-users] vtk output ASCII or binary

[Xiangdong]

Thanks, Matt.

Given that the FILE_MODE_APPEND is not supported for VTK format, is it
possible to write two vectors into the same VTK data file?

Thank you.

Xiangdong


On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Xiangdong <epscodes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What is the difference between PetscViewerSetType and
>> PetscViewerSetFormat? It seems that the first one take argument like
>> PETSCVIEWERVTK, while the second one takes PETSC_VIEWER_VTK_VTS.
>>
>
> A viewer type is the object type, just like other PETSc object, e.g. KSP.
> The format is a particular version
> of that output. For example, ASCII viewer is a type, whereas Matlab is a
> format.
>
>
>> By the way, how can I find a full list of formats? Clearly,
>> PETSC_VIEWER_VTK_VTS is not listed in online documentation for
>> PetscViewerSetFormat
>>
>> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/petsc-current/docs/manualpages/Viewer/PetscViewerSetFormat.html
>>
>
> It is listed in the complete list:
>
>
> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/petsc-dev/docs/manualpages/Viewer/PetscViewerFormat.html
>
>     Matt
>
>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Xiangdong
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Xiangdong <epscodes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>> When I use PetsViewerVTKOpen to output vec in vtk format, is it in
>>>> ASCII format or binary format? Are there any options to choose between them?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It is determined by the format, e.g. PETSC_VIEWER_VTK_VTU.
>>>
>>>    Matt
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Xiangdong
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their
>>> experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their
>>> experiments lead.
>>> -- Norbert Wiener
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
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> experiments lead.
> -- Norbert Wiener
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