Atom attributes initialization

[nfiguera]

Hi,

I want to implement a routine to initialize certain attributes of my model using data from a table.

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For ( 
var([icount], vbvalue, 0), 
icount <> nrows (equipment(1,1)), 
setatt(1,equipment(icount,2),
atombyname(equipment(icount,1))),  
inc(icount)
)

Sadly, the function atombyname is not recognizing the names in the table, which is strange as they are copied directly from the atoms gui.

Is there any safer way to do this? what is that I am missing?

Thanks in advance,

Noel

[MatthijsJongboer]

Hi Noel,

There are several ways to initialize your model. Indeed, a table (possibly linked to excel) is a good way of having your parameters in a central location. Furthermore, you can also choose to use the initialize atom or reference the table cell in the attribute.
You could have a table (e.g. with named alias startsettings) that has the required setting in cell 1,1.
On the attribute (e.g. cycle time for a server) you can then write startsettings(1,1).

It seems to me you want to list in your table the name of the atom with it's definable parameters.
You can do this using AtomByName but for that you require a second parameter (AtomByName(equipment(icount,1),Model)).

[nfiguera]

Thank you,

That worked !

Best,