[swanmodel-users] Input files in swan

[THEVENOT O. (S. DS/L. - CETMEF/DS/L. <oph...@de...>]

Hello!

I use the software SWAN for an internship during my master degree. I 
start with the work of a former student and I have some trouble with the 
input files used for the different commands (bottom, wind, currents,...) 
of swan.

After carefully reading the user manual, I launched some simulations on 
a regular grid created with Matlab and saved as "ascii data". I used the 
same grid for bottom and wind, I only changed the values in the grid. It 
worked pretty well but I wonder what are the other ways to gain or 
create input data for swan. Is Matlab interface a good solution for that 
  work? Can I use data written from another form than ascii? Is [idla] 
command the only way to control the reading of values from a file?

I have some other issues, especially regarding stationary and 
non-stationary mode but this could wait the answer to the above questions.

I hope I've described my problems clearly enough.
Thanks in advance for your answer and for allowing such talks about swan.

Kindest regards

Ophélie