
(probably not as frequently as Excel spreadsheets) Read the model input parameters, configuration, layout, and other information.Write output in a specific syntax format (like XML) that can be read by other applications, and.Write unstructured output, like logs with arbitrary formatted records,.Text files In simulation modeling, text files are used primarily to: © XJ Technologies Simulation Modeling with AnyLogic: Agent Based, Discrete Event and System Dynamics Methods If you export a model as a Java applet and publish it on the web, the security restrictions will prevent the applet from accessing any data (even the clipboard contents) on the end-user machine.

The model is virtually never a closed system Please note that communication with the external world is fully available when you either run the models from the AnyLogic development environment, or export them as Java applications. System clipboard, command line parameters, etc. Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Access, My SQL, … Each scenario is illustrated with an example. This chapter explains how you can build data exchange interfaces to the external world. In most industrial applications, the model reads and writes to text files, spreadsheets, or databases, or talks directly to other applications via Java. In simple cases, the model has a GUI, where the user enters parameter values in the edit boxes or changes them using sliders, and views the output charts and animation on the screen. It receives various kinds of input data from outside, and outputs the simulation results.

Simulation Modeling with AnyLogic: Agent Based, Discrete Event and System Dynamics MethodsĮxchanging data with external world A simulation model is virtually never a closed system.
