'Save a file by appending the original file name

I am running CFD simulation using Star-CCM+ which uses Java API. Star-CCM+ writes macros in java but I do not know the language at all. I want to manipulate parameter values in my simulations and then save the file with an appended name. For example, if my simulation is named "External Aero" I would like the simulation to save the file with the name "External Aero Heave". The reason for this is that multiple people will be using this macro and I don't want everyone's files being overwritten. So I want the macro to append the base file's name.

The code that Star-CCM+ wrote to save rename the file is as follows:

// Simcenter STAR-CCM+ macro: SaveOp.java
// Written by Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 15.06.008
package macro;

import java.util.*;

import star.common.*;
import star.base.neo.*;

public class SaveOp extends StarMacro {

  public void execute() {
    execute0();
  }

  private void execute0() {

    Simulation simulation_0 = getActiveSimulation();

    simulation_0.saveState("Y:\\CFD Simulation\\Run\\GFR21_Thesis_Base_ExportToPPT_Heave.sim");
  }

  private void execute1() {
  }
}

I can see that simulation_0 is the name of the active simulation. I have tried to add simulation_0 to the saveState command as follows:

    simulation_0.saveState("Y:\\CFD Simulation\\Run\\simulation_0_Heave.sim");

But this just saves a simulation named "simulation_0_Heave.sim", which is not what I am after.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

javafileappendsavestate


Solution 1:[1]

simulation_0 is not the name of the actual simulation it is just an object of type Simulation.

You will need to , maybe, simulation_0.getName or simulation_0.getSimulationName() to get the name of the "simulation_0".

Solution 2:[2]

I was able to solve my issue and added code to add created files to a new directory.

      // making the file name extension string
  String append1 = "_Heave.sim";

  String dir1 = simulation_0.getSessionDir(); //getting the name of the sims directory
  
  String filename1 = simulation_0.getPresentationName(); //get the name of the current sim file

  String sep1 = System.getProperty("file.separator"); //get the right separator for your operative system

  String folder1 = (sep1 + filename1 + "_Five_Attitude_Study"); //making the first folders name

  String pathToNewDirectory1 = (dir1 + folder1); //applying it to the full path

  File fileObject1 = new File(pathToNewDirectory1); //making the new file folder

  Boolean yes1 = fileObject1.mkdir(); //checking that its there
  
  simulation_0.saveState(pathToNewDirectory1 + sep1 + filename1 + append1); //save the current sim file as| [email protected]

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