For more information on the options available with E2XFBANK, refer to the EMME/2 User's Manual, Chapter 7, Section 7.6. Note that large data banks (>2 Gigabytes) are only supported on Windows NT 4.0 and Sun Solaris 2.6 platforms.
9.2 Batch Input Files
9.2.1: When reading a dxyy.in file, EMME/2 gives errors but I can't see any problem when I look at the contents of the file. What can it be?
You should verify that there are no TAB characters in the input file. Note that some text editors automatically replace a sequence of blanks by a TAB. See Question 9.2.2.
9.2.2: TABs are not accepted in batch input files. How can I change TABs to spaces in a dxyy.in file that was created using a spreadsheet?
You can use GAWK, a copylefted program that can be used to manipulate files. For example, to replace TAB by SPACE, prepare a GAWK command file containing:
and then to use the following command:
It is also possible to use the following command line:
- Under Windows:
- gawk "{gsub (\"\t\",\" \"); print $0 }" dxyy.in
- Under UNIX:
- gawk '{gsub ("\t"," "); print $0 }' dxyy.in
9.3 Annotations
9.3.1: Is there any utility to transform a DXF file into an annotation?
The dxf2ann.awk script, available in the EMME/2 and STAN Scripts secti






