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TOOL Quick Reference Card

A “cheat sheet” of commonly used tools, control structures and their syntax.

TOOL lines beginning with the '!' character are considered comments and will be ignored by the interpreter.

Tools and examples

A

avg() syntax and example:

A[s1,..,sn,t1,..,tm] = avg (B[s1,..,sn,k,t1,..,tm]; {dim=Name(k)},
{inlcudeZero={on,off}},{weight=W[s1,..,sn,k,t1,..,tm]})

E

extend() syntax and example:

A[..,Y,..] = extend (B[..,X,..]; dim=name, {start=s} {,end=e})
A[s,t] = extend (B[s,t]; dim=time, end=1998)

L

linint() syntax:

A[..S] = linint(B[..S];{start={on,off}}, {end={on,off}}, {fixedStart={on,off}}, {fixedEnd={on,off}})

M

map() example:

A[x] = map (B[y], yTox[x,y])

where map can be created:

map1[x,y] = create (; dim=x, dim=y, format=mapping, y1->x1,..,yi->xi,...)
map2[x,y] = import (; dataFormat=mapping, y1->x1,..,yi->xi,...)

There is also a dimension mapping:

A[I1,.., In, X,K1,..,Km] = map (B[I1,.., In, Y,K1,..,Km]; Y->X)

which matches up element names in Y with those in X.

N

norm() examples:

a[x,y,t] = norm (b[x,y,t]; dim=x)
a[x,y,t] = norm (b[x,y,t]; dim1=x,dim2=y)
a[x,y,t] = norm (b[x,y,t]; dim=all)
a[k->j,t] = norm (b[k->j,t]; dim=Name(k->j)@Name(k))

S

sum() examples:

a[t] = sum (b[t,a]; dim=age)
a[t] = sum (b[s,t,a]; dim1=sex, dim2=age)
a[s,t] = sum (b[s->c,t]; dim=stateCOcounty@state)
a[] = sum (b[s,a]; dim=all)

glue() syntax and example: FIXME

TOOL commands

TOOL comments are lines beginning with the '!' character and will be ignored.

Goto functionality via skipto command:

skipto label1
	...
	skipped code
	...
label1:

Navigation and display: where(), moveto(“pathName”), up(), look(), showenv()

buildstring() syntax:

buildstring ($var, string1, string2, ...)

listen() example 1 (for a value to put into a TOOL object):

string $target	
say ("")
listen ("What do you want for the 2031 total dwelling unit target? {0..}[340500] ",$target)
if $target == ""
	$target = "340500"
	target[] = create (; entity=dwellUnit, data=$target)
else
	target[] = create (; entity=dwellUnit, data=$target)
endif

Example 2 (for TOOL integer type variable):

	  	integer $elec_startYear
	  	say ("")
	  	listen ("  What is your elec start year? {2007..2090}[2010] ",$elec_startYear)
	  	if $elec_startYear == 0
	  		$elec_startYear = 2010
	  	endif

Example 3 (for a yes/no question):

boolean $answer
say ("")
listen ("Do you want to do something? {y n}[n] ",$answer)
if $answer== true
	say ("Do stuff here")
endif

menu() syntax:

menu (prompt, numItems, {item1, ..., itemN},{$items[]}, $choices[]
{defaultChoice=itemNumber}, {oneChoice={on,off}})

Example1: using variable strings, defaults and one choice only paramters

	integer $numChoices = 3
	boolean $choices[$numChoices]
	string $choiceStrs[$numChoices]
	
	$choiceStrs[1] = "ON Ministry of Finance - low scenario"
	$choiceStrs[2] = "ON Ministry of Finance - reference scenario"
	$choiceStrs[3] = "ON Ministry of Finance - high scenario"
	
	menu ("Which result do you you want to see?  ", $numChoices, \
		$choiceStrs[], $choices[]; defaultChoice=1, oneChoice=true)
	
	if ($choices[1] == true) 
		say ($choiceStrs[1])
	  ...
	endif 
	if ($choices[2] == true) 
		say ($choiceStrs[2])
	  ...
	endif
	if ($choices[3] == true) 
		say ($choiceStrs[3])
	  ...
	endif

etc.

If-Else syntax:

if arithmeticExpression

{else}

endif

For loop syntax:

for $controlVar from start {upto, downto} end {by step}
...
endfor

while-loop syntax:

while arithmeticExpression
...
endwhile

Object Creation and Shaping

create() syntax:

A[X1,..,Xn] = create (; {object=array},
dim=dimString(X1), ...,dimString=Name(Xn),
{dimFromi=D[..]},{SIuom=uomStr,{metre=ni, m=ni},
{kilogram=ni, kg=ni},{second=ni, sec=ni, s=ni},{degreeC=ni, degC=ni},
{coloumb=ni, q=ni},{radian=ni, rad=ni},{steradian=ni, sterad=ni}},
{altUom=altUomStr}, {entity=entStr},
{SIuomFrom=S[..]}, {altUomFrom=T[..]}, {entityFrom=E[..]},
{dataType={real, integer}},{desc=descrStr},
{format={agg,coord,record,mdi}, useIndex={on,off},
{translate1=string1, .., translaten=stringn,..,value1=number1,..,valuen=numbern,
{ mask1=maskName1[X1,..,Xn]},..{maskn=maskNamen[X1,..,Xn],..}}
...,format dependent parameters...)

Examples:

Create link to import examples FIXME

labourRate[s,t] = create (; dim=sex, dim=SEQ;time:1992:1994:1;year, \
entity="(person*year)/auto", rowTitles=on, dataFile=labour.txt)

changeshape() syntax:

A[..,Y,..] = changeshape (B[..,X,..]; {Name (X)->newDim, DimNum (X)->newDim}, {reduceEnt}, {entity=ent}, \
  {altUom=auom}, {entityFrom=C[..]}, {SIuomFrom=D[..]}, {altUomFrom=E[..]}, {desc=str},{addDimn=dimName}, \
  {addDimnFromm=Z[..]}, {deleteDims:DimName (X),..}, {CheckShape=off})

Examples:

A[s,thwb] = changeshape (B[a,s,th]; time->SEQ;time:1991:2006:1;year, deleteDims:age)

copyshape() syntax:

A[..] = copyshape (B[..])

changeseq() syntax:

A[..,Y,..] = changeseq (B[..,X,..]; dim=X, {name=c}, {interval=i},{start=b}, {end=e}, {step=s},{shift=n})

reorder() example:

popx[s,a,t] = reorder (pop[s,t,a]; sex, age, time)

seeshape() syntax:

seeshape (A1[],..,An[])

Defining Sequences; Extracting and Inserting

A sequence is defined by the string: SEQ;name:start:end:step;stepInterval
For example:

x[t] = create (; dim=SEQ;time:1986:2006:1;year)

Examples of extract(), selection ranges from sequences.

A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; time:1993..1994)
A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; time:+1..+2)
A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; 2:1993..1994)
A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; 2:+1..+2)
A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; 2:+1..-2)
A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; time:1991..2006@5)

Non-sequence extraction:

A[s,tmp] = extract (B[s,t]; time:"1993,1995")
A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; time:+1,+3)
A[s,t] = extract (B[s,t]; time:"1987,1991..1998,2003")

Set from a set:

A[cp,t] = extract (B[c,t]; cities:"NY,Toronto")
A[cp,t] = extract (B[c,t]; time:+1,+2)

Multi-dimensional extraction with shrink:

A[t] = extract (B[s,t]; sex:male, time:1993..1994, shrink=on)

insert() examples

popx[t] = insert (popy[tc]; time->time:+0@5)
A[s,t] = insert (B[t]; sex:male)

Sets

crop[] = create (; object=set, data="wheat corn barley")

Or using a file

crop[] = create (; object=set, dataFile=crop.txt)

where 'crop.txt' is a file containing:

! the set 'crop'
wheat "wheat seed crop"
corn "corn seed crop"
barley "barley seed crop"

Categories

Syntax of category creation:

A[] = create (;object=category, groups=X, members=Y, dataFile=fileName,{desc=descrStr})

where the category definition file syntax is groupElemString : memberElemString or memberElemString. For example:

! munWard category elements
downtown : hamlet
othello
east : romeo
west : juliet
west : falstaff
kingLear

mapcat() syntax:

A[..,cs,es,..] = mapcat (B[..,cs->es,..]; dim=csCOes)
A[..,cs->es] = mapcat (B[..,cs,es,..]; category=csCOes)
A[..,cs->es] = mapcat (B[..,cs,..]; category=csCOes)
A[..,cs->es] = mapcat (B[..,es,..]; category=csCOes)

Category sum() syntax:

A[s1,..,sn,k,t1,..,tm] = sum (B[s1,..,sn,k->j,t1,..,tm]; dim=Name(k->j)@Name(k), {ensureShare=(on,off)})

TOOL Object Info

getobjinfo syntax:

getobjinfo (A[r,s,t], $infoVar; info=sequenceStart, dim=time)

where common info parameter values are: sequenceName, sequenceStart, sequenceEnd, sequenceStep, rank

Example:

integer $timeStart, $timeEnd, $targetYear
getobjinfo (population[uss,ts], $timeStart; dim=time, info=sequenceStart)
getobjinfo (population[uss,ts], $timeEnd; dim=time, info=sequenceEnd)
getobjinfo (targetYear[], $targetYear; info=dataElement, default=2041)

TOOL Variables

Variable declaration syntax and example:

varType $var1Name, $var2Name, ...
integer $x, $y, $z

Variable types: integer, real, boolean, string

Object Display

display() examples:

table() examples:

table (population[s,t,a], births[s,t,ma]; window1=1)

graph() examples:

geomap() examples:

Views & Scenarios

Structure of views.samm file, and types of views: creview, disview

!type    view name   node        v. link file  tool file     view description
creview  creFertScn  population  creFertScn.v  creFertScn.t  "create fertility scenario"
disview  popRpt      population  popRpt.v      popRpt.t      "Population Report"
fbview   trackEU     compare     trackEU.v     trackEU.t     "Tracking Energy Use"  20  0.001

Structure of variable link file (.v) for disview is:

...
varName
...

where varName takes the form calculatorName/varName for non-framework variables. For creview the file has the structure:

...
varName {U F}
...

where U is for Using type object and F is for Filling type objects.

Object array declarations in views objectType objectArrayName[][]
where objectTypes are: view, creview, localview

[List reserved TOOL variables]

quit() is called as quit (return code)

tutorials/tool_quick_reference_card.1360685636.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/02/12 16:13 by marcus.williams