Access
Use the Import command on the File menu, or use the keyboard shortcut Alt +FI, I to open this dialog window.
Description
A typical PRO/II keyword input file does not contain all the information needed for interactive display and execution. Therefore, keyword files must be "imported" rather than "opened". The import processor converts the keyword data into a flowsheet, creates the database files, and populates those files with the input data.
After the file import, when you open appropriate data entry windows, they display the input values entered from the keyword file. You may execute the simulation problem just as if you had entered the problem using the PFD Main Window.
Note: In the previous versions, PFD layout was retained within the *.prz file. In the current version, *.sfd file will be generated, when a simulation (PFD) is saved and exported. After the generation of *.sfd file, users can restore the PFD layout using *.inp file.
Sample Problems
SIMSCI provides a set of 21 pre-built process flowsheets for typical simulation problems encountered in the areas of Gas Processing, Refining, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, and Advanced Applications. These applications can be imported and modified as desired. See PRO/II Application Library for more details.
Usage
When the "Import Keyword File" dialog window appears, you select the desired keyword file to be imported. The "look In" field allows you to navigate to the drive and directory that you desire. Once a file is selected, clicking the OK button opens a (DOS) Command window, executes the PROIN.EXE program that scans the keyword file, and fills in the database. The progress of the keyword file conversion is displayed in the Command window.
If you import a keyword file that contains PRO/II features not supported by the current version of the Graphical User Interface, the unsupported features are listed in a status window that displays automatically. See Run-Only Mode for more details.
Once the keyword file has been successfully imported, the generated flowsheet diagram is displayed in the PFD draw area. If errors are detected, the import process is aborted and the PROIN.EXE output (including error messages) is displayed using the default text editor.
Case Studies - Special Considerations
There are differences between the implementation of Case Study in the Graphical User Interface and CASESTUDY in the Keyword version of PRO/II. Because the keyword version executes essentially in "batch mode" only, it supports several case studies in a single problem file. The interactive PRO/II GUI supports only a single case study. If the file you are importing contains a CASESTUDY section, the PRO/II - Import Case Study Data Window will open and you must select the single CASESTUDY you wish to import.
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