The Analysis output converter produces formatted text output of the in-memory DDIF or DTIF format of the input file. The analysis output file shows the named objects and values stored in the input file. Application programmers use an analysis output file for debugging purposes. Application end users use an analysis output file to determine whether an input file contains references or links to multiple subfiles. Each subfile must be copied separately across a network because subfiles are not automatically included when an input file is transferred across the network. You can search the analysis output file for all occurrences of the string "ERF_". The following example shows that the image file "griffin.img" is linked to the DDIF compound document that is the input file: ERF_LABEL ISO LATIN1 "griffin.img" ! Char. string. ERF_LABEL TYPE RMS_LABEL TYPE "$RMS" ERF_CONTROL COPY_REFERENCE ! Integer = 1 Note that an analysis output file is intended as a programmer's tool. The coded information in the file is not intended for modification but rather to examine the content of a file. The previous example shows how you can search analysis output for references to linked files.
1 – Analysis Converter Options
The Analysis output converter supports the following options: o TRANSLATE_BYTE_STRINGS Overrides the default. For data of type BYTE STRING, the analysis output no longer displays the hexadecimal translation if all the characters in the byte string are printable characters (hex values 20 through 7E). This feature may be overridden by supplying the TRANSLATE_BYTE_STRINGS option. o IMAGE_DATA Overrides the default. For the special case of byte string data for item DDIF$_IDU_PLANE_DATA (a bitmapped image), the analysis output previously included both a hexadecimal and an ASCII translation display, neither of which were of particular value to most users. With the new version, both displays will be replaced with the following comment: ! *** Bit-mapped data not displayed here *** To retain the hexadecimal display, supply the IMAGE_DATA option. Even with this option turned on, there will be no translation into ASCII. o INHERITANCE Specifies that the analysis is shown with attribute inheritance enabled. Inherited attributes are marked as "[Inherited value.]" in the output. This option also causes external references to be imported into the main document.