Generic Filename Type
A Generic Filename is a filename with no specific format requirement. Unlike Map Filename Type, Table Filename Type, Lookup Table Filename Type, and Weights Filename Type — each of which expects an extension matching its own file format — a Generic Filename accepts any file path. Generate Temporary File is a typical source of one, since a temporary file isn't tied to any particular format.
GUI Editor
The generic filename editor presents a file browser for selecting the target file, or typing its path directly.
EGO Script
A Generic Filename constant is written in EGO Script the same way as a String literal, enclosed in double quotes — see Constants for the general filename validation rules:
"c:/data/output.txt"
Automatic Conversions
- Converted from: String Type, Map Filename Type, Table Filename Type, Lookup Table Filename Type, Weights Filename Type, and Table Value Type.
- Converted to: String Type, Map Filename Type, Table Filename Type, Lookup Table Filename Type, Weights Filename Type, and Table Value Type.
See Type System for the complete conversion reference across all types.