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RESTORE MEMORY

Name:
    RESTORE MEMORY
Type:
    Support Command
Purpose:
    Reloads all internal DATAPLOT parameters, variables, functions, and switches that were previously dumped to a file via the SAVE MEMORY command.
Description:
    The RESTORE MEMORY command thus allows the analyst to restore all of DATAPLOT's internal settings so that a run my be resumed after being interrupted by a meeting, lunch, etc.
Syntax:
    RESTORE MEMORY <file name>
    where <file name> is the name of a file where the internal settings were previously saved.

    If the file name does not contain a period, place a period (no spaces) at the end of the file name.

    If no file name is given, the default name "dpsavf.tex" will be used.

Examples:
    RESTORE MEMORY OUT.
    RESTORE MEMORY SCRATCH.
    RESTORE MEMORY TEMP.
Note:
    This command was significantly updated to reflect many new settings.
Note:
    DATAPLOT has no restrictions on the file name other than it be a valid file name on the local operating system and that it contain a period "." in the file name itself or as a trailing character. DATAPLOT strips off trailing periods on those systems where it is appropriate to do so. On systems where trailing periods can be a valid file name (e.g., Unix), DATAPLOT tries to open the file with the trailing period. If this fails, it then tries to open the file with the trailing period stripped off.
Note:
    File names are case sensitive on Unix file systems. For Unix, Dataplot attempts to open the file as given. If this fails, it attempts to open the file as all upper case characters. If this fails, it attempts to open the file as all lower case characters. All other currently supported systems are not case sensitive regarding file names.

    As a further caution for Unix hosts, certain expansion characters (specifically ~ to refer to your home directory) are interpreted by the shell and are not recognized by the Fortran compiler. These expansion characters are interpreted as literal characters and do not yield the intended file name.

Default:
    None
Synonyms:
    None
Related Commands:
    SAVE MEMORY = Save all internal Dataplot settings to a file.
    SAVE VARIABLE = Save variables and parameters to a file.
    RESTORE VARIABLE = Restore variables and parameters saved with a SAVE VARIABLE command.
    RESET = Reset internal DATAPLOT settings to their default values.
Applications:
    XX
Implementation Date:
    Pre-1987
    2020/12: Updated to include many new settings
    2020/12: Use "dpsavf.tex" if no file name is given
    2020/12: Added better error trapping
Program: 
     
    XX

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Date created: 12/09/2020
Last updated: 12/09/2020
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