Data Cards

In this chapter, the ALPHA data cards are described. The cards file is used to control input and output for ALPHA, and is used to control many ALPHA features. For completeness, all ALPHA cards are listed in this chapter; some cards are described in more detail in other chapters.

The following rules should be followed for all entries in the card file.

1. Start the text of your cards in column 1.
2. Use only upper case characters unless the lower case characters are significant.
3. Except for FILI cards (4.1.2), data cards can be given in any order.
4. The ENDQ card must be the last entry in the card file.

Data cards may also be used to enter your own data into the program. If your cards are given in standard BOS format, their contents will be available as standard BOS banks. For example, if the card CUTS 4 3.7 appears in the ALPHA card file, the following Fortran may be used to get access to the values:

    ICUTS=IW(NAMIND('CUTS'))
    IF(ICUTS.NE.0)THEN
       ICUT1=IW(ICUTS+1)
       RCUT1=RW(ICUTS+2)
    ENDIF