admb {PBSadmb}

Start the PBSadmb GUI for ADMB

Description

Start up the PBSadmb GUI for controlling and running AD Model Builder.

Usage

admb(prefix="", wdf="admbWin.txt", pathfile="ADpaths.txt")

Arguments

prefix

string name prefix of the ADMB project (e.g., "vonb").

wdf

string name of the window description file that creates the GUI.

pathfile

string name of 2-column text file that details the relevant paths for the R variables admbpath, gccpath, and editor.

Details

The pathfile has now replaced the optfile, which no longer exists as an argument. The pathfile identifies valid paths, which are passed to the options manager. Additionally, the user can change whichever path settings s/he wishes in the GUI.

The package still recognizes the file ADopts.txt, which has been demoted to a back-up file that will be saved only when the user pushes the Save button on the first tab in the GUI. If ADopts.txt exists and the options file .PBSadmb is not available (i.e. NULL), then ADopts.txt will be used on start up to populate the GUI.

Warning

Do not call your pathfile="ADopts.txt" unless you want to tempt fate.

Note

On UNIX systems the MinGW compiler and UNIX tools are readily available; therefore, only the admbpath (path to ADMB's home directory) and the path to a text editor are needed.

Author(s)

Jon T. Schnute, Scientist Emeritus, Nanaimo BC
Alex Couture-Beil, Software Engineer, Victoria BC
Rowan Haigh, Program Head – Offshore Rockfish
Pacific Biological Station (PBS), Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO), Nanaimo BC
locus opus: Offsite, Vancouver BC
Last modified Rd: 2018-09-28

See Also

setADpath, readADopts, readADpaths, makeAD