datafile format

Greetings,

Is there a way to allow the declaration of an atom in the data file such that it takes up multiple lines?

Greetings,

Is there a way to allow the declaration of an atom in the data file such
that it takes up multiple lines?

​not without changes to the parser. since that one is already quite
complex, i would recommend against it.

axel.​

Is there a more elegant way to input dozens of properties to a single atom style entity that doesn’t require changing the parser or just having very long lines in the input file? I noticed changing the parser in read_data is what the body style ended up doing.

Is there a more elegant way to input dozens of properties to a single atom
style entity that doesn't require changing the parser or just having very
long lines in the input file? I noticed changing the parser in read_data is
what the body style ended up doing.

​how about writing a little
python/perl/tcl/c/c++/fortran/java/lisp/whatever program, that takes
whatever is a convenient ​input format for you and outputs a data file?

axel.