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111 <h1 class="whs1">Saving and closing studies</h1>
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113 <p class="whs2"><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3">In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>SALOME
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114 </B></span>a study can be saved in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>HDF</B></span>
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115 binary (by default) or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>ASCII</B></span> files
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116 (<a href="setting_preferences.htm#ASCII">see also: Setting ASCII save
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119 <p class="whs2"> </p>
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121 <p class="whs2">You can also specify two
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122 options of saving your study: </p>
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129 class=kadov-p><p class="whs6">In one HDF file:
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130 <span style="font-weight: normal;">in this case all components used during
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131 this study session will write their data into one common HDF file. </span></p></li>
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133 <li style="margin-left: -20px;"
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134 class=kadov-p><p class="whs7"><span
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135 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>In multiple files </B></span>(<a href="setting_preferences.htm#MultiFile">see
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136 also: Setting Multifile save option</a>)<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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137 <B></B></span>: in this case SALOME will create one base HDF file which will
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138 store the main information about the saved study and several other special
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139 files with particular extensions storing the data written by each component
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140 which has been used during this study session. Opening of this study requires
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141 that <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>ALL</B></span> saved files should be
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142 stored in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>SAME</B></span> directory.
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144 would like to copy your saved study in another directory or machine, you
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145 should copy all stored files. Otherwise, if you try to open this study,
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146 some data will be lost and it will lead to invalid functioning of the
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147 SALOME platform. </p></li>
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150 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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152 <p class="whs7">Saving a study you also
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153 save its layout, i.e. all positions and sizes of dockable windows. It
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154 means that the difference in settings of the same windows (for example
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155 Python console) is possible between different modules (the same window
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156 can have different size and position when other module is activated).
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157 Also each module can indicate which common windows are necessary for working,
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158 and only they will be displayed when this module is active.</p>
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160 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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162 <p class="whs8">To save an existing
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165 <p class="whs4"> </p>
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167 <p class="whs9"><span style="font-style: normal; color: #000000;"><font color=black >In
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168 the main toolbar click </font></span><img src="../pics/save.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="23px" height="29px" border="0" class="img_whs10"> <span style="font-style: normal; color: #000000;"><font color=black >or
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169 from the main menu select </font></span><span style="font-style: normal;
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171 font-weight: bold;"><font color=black ><B>File
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172 > Save </B></font></span><span style="font-style: normal; color: #000000;"><font color=black >option.
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173 Your study will be automatically updated. </font></span></p>
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175 <p class="whs9"> </p>
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177 <p class="whs11"><img src="../note1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="36px" height="38px" border="0" class="img_whs12">If your study hasn't been
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178 previously saved, this option will call the standard Search File dialog
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179 box where you can enter the name for your study and save it. </p>
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181 <p class="whs9"> </p>
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183 <p class="whs13">To save a study with
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186 <p class="whs14"> </p>
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188 <p class="whs15">From the main menu select
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189 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>File > Save as </B></span>option. In the
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190 standard Search File dialog box enter a new name for your study and click
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191 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Save</B></span> button.</p>
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193 <p class="whs15"> </p>
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195 <p class="whs13">To save the current
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196 layout of the GUI:</p>
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198 <p class="whs13"> </p>
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200 <p class="whs16">From the main menu select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>File
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201 > Save GUI State</B></span>. The GUI state is published in Object Browser
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202 in the folder GUI states and can be at any time <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Restored</B></span>,
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203 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Renamed</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Deleted.</B></span>
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204 This operation
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205 saves and allows to restore almost all GUI settings: names, position,
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206 zooming and panning of viewers and
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207 all displayed objects (in Post-Pro module only). </p>
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211 <p class="whs17">To close a study:</p>
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213 <p class="whs18"> </p>
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215 <p class="whs9"><span style="font-style: normal; color: #000000;"><font color=black >In
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216 the main toolbar click<img src="../image94.gif" width="22px" height="23px" border="0" class="img_whs19"> or from
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217 the main menu select </font></span><span style="font-weight: bold;
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218 font-style: normal;
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219 color: #000000;"><font color=black ><B>File >
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220 Close</B></font></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <B></B></span><span style="font-style: normal; color: #000000;"><font color=black >option
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221 or click on the cross in the upper right corner of the study window.</font></span></p>
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223 <p class="whs9"> </p>
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225 <p class="whs11"><img src="../note1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="36px" height="38px" border="0" class="img_whs12">If your study hasn't been
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226 previously saved, this option will call the following dialog box with
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227 several options:</p>
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229 <p class="whs15"> </p>
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231 <p class="whs15"><img src="../closestudy.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="394px" height="161px" border="0" class="img_whs20"></p>
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233 <p class="whs15"> </p>
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235 <p class="whs7"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Unload
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236 </B></span>option allows to unload your current study from the SALOME Desktop.
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237 In the same working session you can reload
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238 it again (<a href="opening_studies.htm">see: Opening studies</a>). But
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239 if you quit the SALOME application, all changes in the unloaded study
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