- Midas Blue Files:
- The Midas Blue File is the standard binary file format used by modern Midas frameworks.
- Blue files are so ubiquitous in Midas applications that many people erroneously
refer to a Blue file as simply a "Midas File".
- Blue files are designed to efficiently store one-dimensional or two-dimensional
signal data as well as record-based information.
- History:
- The Blue file format was preceded by the Gold file format.
- Gold files have not been used for several years now.
- These days when people talk about a "gold file" this is in reference to a
standard or "gold copy" of a file and not a file in the Gold file format.
- The design of Blue files grew out of the Midas community over several decades.
- Extensions:
- Typically Blue Files use either a
.prm
or a
.tmp
extension.
- The original intent was for
.prm
files to be "permanent"
and .tmp
files to be "temporary," but this is rarely
followed.
- If a file is specified without an extension, most Midas frameworks will
automatically add either a
.prm
or a .tmp
extension on. (This has led to confusion and it is
best to avoid this "feature.")