The command language is of the form: 


Command parm1, parm2 parm3 parm 4 …. 


Parameters (parm1, etc) may be separated by commas (,) or white space (blank, tab). If a parameter includes a delimiter, enclose it in either 


• Double quotes (“), 

• Single quotes(‘), or 

• Parentheses (… ), or.. 

• Brackets [..], or 

• Braces {..}. 


While any of these will work, double or single quotes are preferred for strings. Brackets are preferred for arrays, and curly braces are preferred for in-line math. 


Note: Be careful of using parentheses on Windows for file names containing full path names because Windows uses the string (x86) for 32-bit programs in the default Program Files folders. Use some other delimiter. Double quotes work fine and are what Windows returns for a full path name when there are blanks in the name. Hint: Right-click on a file name in Windows explorer and select Copy as Path. You will get the full pathname in double quotes that you can use in OpenDSS anywhere a file name is expected.