\chapter{The GRAFAID Neutral File Format} \label{appx:grafaid}

The \caps{GRAFAID} neutral file format is described in Section 9-2 of
the \caps{GRAFAID} Code User Manual~\cite{bib:grafaid}. The
following description covers only those parts that are relevant to the
\caps{\PROGRAM} program.

The neutral file is a sequential file written in \caps{ASCII} format.
Each record is free format with fields separated by a comma.

The general structure of the \caps{GRAFAID} neutral file is:
\cenlinesbegin
Neutral file title record (optional) \\
\nth{1}{st} Curve Definition Record Set \\
\nth{2}{nd} Curve Definition Record Set \\
\ldots\ \\
\nth{N}{th} Curve Definition Record Set \\
\cmd{END NEUTRAL FILE}
\cenlinesend

The neutral file title contains the name of the program which wrote the
neutral file (\caps{\PROGRAM}) and the name, date, and time of the
programs that created and last modified the database.

The format of the records in a curve definition record set is:
\cenlinesbegin
\cmd{BEGIN CURVE},\param{curve-name} \\
\param{ntitle},\param{title$_{1}$} \\
\param{title$_{2}$} \\
\ldots\ \\
\param{title$_{ntitle}$} \\
\param{x-label} \\
\param{y-label} \\
\param{x-min},\param{x-max},\param{y-min},\param{y-max},\param{npts},\param{aux-data}
\\
\param{axis-type},\param{x-type},\param{aux-type} \\
\param{x$_{1}$},\param{y$_{1}$} \\
\param{x$_{2}$},\param{y$_{2}$} \\
\ldots\ \\
\param{x$_{npts}$},\param{y$_{npts}$} \\
\cmd{END CURVE},\param{curve-name}
\cenlinesend

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\multicolumn{1}{c}{Field} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Type} &
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Description}
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\param{curve-name} & 15 characters & The curve name, set by the
\cmd{ACURVE} and \cmd{NCURVE} commands.
\medskip
\\
\param{ntitle} & integer & The number of title lines (5 maximum). \\
\param{title$_{i}$} & 80 characters & The \nth{i}{th} curve title line.
If the user has requested QA information with the \cmd{QA} command, the
database title is the first title line. The caption lines set by the
\cmd{CAPTION} command are the next title lines. The last title line is a
description of the curve.
\medskip
\\
\param{x-label} & 40 characters & The X axis label, set by the
\cmd{XLABEL} command. \\
\param{y-label} & 40 characters & The Y axis label, set by the
\cmd{YLABEL} command.
\medskip
\\
\param{x-min} & real & The X axis lower plot limit, set by the
\cmd{XSCALE} command. \\
\param{x-max} & real & The X axis upper plot limit, set by the
\cmd{XSCALE} command. \\
\param{y-min} & real & The Y axis lower plot limit, set by the
\cmd{YSCALE} command. \\
\param{y-max} & real & The Y axis upper plot limit, set by the
\cmd{YSCALE} command.
\medskip
\\
\param{npts} & integer & The number of curve data X-Y pairs.
\medskip
\\
\param{aux-data} & 1 character & \cmd{F} to indicate that no auxiliary
data exists.
\medskip
\\
\param{axis-type} & 4 characters & \cmd{NOLO} to indicate a linear scale
on both axes.
\medskip
\\
\param{x-type} & 4 characters & \cmd{NONM} if the X data is nonmonotonic
or \cmd{MONO} if the X data is monotonic.
\medskip
\\
\param{aux-type} & 1 character & Blank field to indicate that no
auxiliary data exists.
\medskip
\\
\param{x$_{i}$} & real & The \nth{i}{th} X data value. \\
\param{y$_{i}$} & real & The \nth{i}{th} Y data value.
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\end{tabular}