Re: Model Comparison and Viewing of Output

Hi Nick, I think I should make myself more clear that I was not particulary addressing the Excel size limitation issue. Suppose for example, there are 200 records (50 observations+150 dose records) in a NONMEM data file and if we do 500 simulations, it creates a large output file which cannot be opened in Excel 2003. However, I thought if we could specify a priori in NONMEM control stream (Which you say is not possible) to filter out the dosing records leaving 50 X 500 observation records which can be opened in excel. This issue is not hampering my analysis as I can postprocess the table output. Rather, it was just a curiosity to know if it was possible in NONMEM control stream a priori. Sorry for creating any confusion :-) Regards Nitin Nick Holford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nitin, > With regard to the second question, its true that we have plenty of tools > which can filter out the observations from > other type records post run. OK. So you know how to do the filtering of NONMEM table output. > However, sometimes the output file size is very big for large simulations > that it is difficult > to open in programs like Excel (2003) because of row limitations. There is indeed a limitation in using Excel. But whether the filtering to select observation records is done in NONMEM (which as far as I know it cannot do) or done by a subsequent filtering step (which you say you know how to do) it will not change the Excel size limitation. So once again I dont understand why you want NONMEM to try to do this :-) Nick -- Nick Holford, Dept Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel:+64(9)373-7599x86730 fax:+64(9)373-7090 www.health.auckland.ac.nz/pharmacology/staff/nholford Nitin Mehrotra, Ph.D Post Doctoral Research Fellow 874 Union Avenue, Suite4.5p/5p Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN, USA-38163 901-448-3385 (Lab) [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.