Loop

Generates a sequence with variables to loop over. The variable names can be set with variableLoop... and the current values are assigned to the variables for each loop step.

With condition only a subset of loop steps are performed. The variableLoopIndex and variableLoopCount are not affected by the condition. The result would therefore be the same as using LoopPrograms with a nested IfPrograms.

See Loop and conditions for usage.

TimeSeries

Loop over points in time.

Name	Type	Annotation
timeSeries	timeSeries	loop is called for every point in time
variableLoopTime	string	variable with time of each loop
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

TimeIntervals

Loop over the intervals between points in time.

Name	Type	Annotation
timeIntervals	timeSeries	loop is called for every interval
variableLoopTimeStart	string	variable with starting time of each interval
variableLoopTimeEnd	string	variable with ending time of each interval
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

StringList

Loop over list of strings.

Name	Type	Annotation
string	string	explicit list of strings
variableLoopString	string	name of the variable to be replaced
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

StringTable

Loop over rows of a table containing strings. Each row must have the same number of cells. For each column an extra variableLoopString can be defined.

Name	Type	Annotation
row	sequence	rows of a table
cell	string	list of columns in a row
transpose	boolean	loop over columns instead of rows
variableLoopString	string	1. variable name for the 1. column, next variable name for the 2. column, ...
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

FileStringList

Loop over list of strings from files.

Name	Type	Annotation
inputfile	filename	string list file
variableLoopString	string	name of the variable to be replaced
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

FileStringTable

Loop over rows of a table containing strings. Each row must have the same number of columns.

Name	Type	Annotation
inputfile	filename	string table file with multiple columns
transpose	boolean	loop over columns instead of rows
variableLoopString	string	1. variable name for the 1. column, next variable name for the 2. column, ...
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

FileTextLines

Loop over lines of a text file.

Name	Type	Annotation
inputfile	filename	simple text file with lines
startIndex	uint	start at element startIndex (counting from 0)
count	uint	use number of loops only (default: use all)
variableLoopLine	string	name of the variable to be replaced
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

Matrix

Loop over rows of a matrix. To define the loop variables the standard data variables of the matrix are available, see dataVariables.

Name	Type	Annotation
inputfile	filename
transpose	boolean	effectively loop over columns
startRow	expression	start at this row (variable: rows)
countRows	expression	use this many rows (variable: rows)
variableLoop	expression	define a variable by name = expression (input columns are named data0, data1, ...)
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

NumberSequence

Loop over sequence of numbers.

Name	Type	Annotation
rangeStart	double	start of range
rangeEnd	double	end of range (inclusive)
sampling	double	sampling
variableLoopNumber	string	name of the variable to be replaced
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

DirectoryListing

Loop over files of a directory.

Name	Type	Annotation
directory	filename	directory
pattern	string	wildcard pattern
isRegularExpression	boolean	pattern is a regular expression
variableLoopFile	string	name of the variable to be replaced
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

CommandOutput

Loop over lines of command output.

Name	Type	Annotation
command	filename	each output line becomes a loop iteration
silently	boolean	without showing the output.
variableLoopString	string	name of the variable to be replaced
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

PlatformEquipment

Loop over specific equipment of a platform file.

Name	Type	Annotation
inputfilePlatform	filename	platform info file
equipmentType	choice	equipment type to loop over
all		loop over all types
gnssAntenna		loop over antennas
gnssReceiver		loop over receivers
slrStation		loop over SLR stations
slrRetroReflector		loop over laser retroreflectors
satelliteIdentifier		loop over satellite identifiers
other		loop over other types
variableLoopName	string	variable with name
variableLoopSerial	string	variable with serial
variableLoopInfo	string	variable with radome (antenna) or version (receiver)
variableLoopTimeStart	string	variable with start time
variableLoopTimeEnd	string	variable with end time
variableLoopPositionX	string	variable with position x
variableLoopPositionY	string	variable with position y
variableLoopPositionY	string	variable with position z
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

Loop

Loop over nested loops. First loop is outermost loop, every subsequent loop is one level below the previous loop.

Name	Type	Annotation
loop	loop	subloop
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
condition	condition	check before each loop step

SortAndRemoveDuplicates

Perform the loop in the alphabetically order defined by the evaluated sortString for each loop step. So the string must contain loop variables. If sortString is empty, no sorting will take place.

Example: The sortString={loopTime:%m} of a time series sorts the times in ascending order by month.

The same principle is used to remove duplicates. If different loop steps evaluates removeDuplicatesString to the same string, only the first loop step is executed.

Name	Type	Annotation
loop	loop
sortString	string	use {loopVariables}, sort alphabetically
descending	boolean	sorting descending instead of ascending
removeDuplicatesString	string	use {loopVariables}, remove duplicates (order is preserved)
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

ManualTable

DEPRECATED since 2025-09-27. Use LoopStringTable instead.

Name	Type	Annotation
table	choice	define table by rows/columns
rowWise	sequence	define table by rows
row	sequence	define table by rows
cell	string	explicit list of cells in row/column
columnWise	sequence	define table by columns
column	sequence	define table by columns
cell	string	explicit list of cells in row/column
variableLoopString	string	1. variable name for the 1. column, next variable name for the 2. column, ...
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step

FileGnssStationInfo

DEPRECATED since 2022-11-11. Use LoopPlatformEquipment instead.

Name	Type	Annotation
inputfileGnssStationInfo	filename	station/transmitter info file
infoType	choice	info to loop over
antenna		loop over antennas
receiver		loop over receivers
variableLoopName	string	variable with antenna/receiver name
variableLoopSerial	string	variable with antenna/receiver serial
variableLoopInfo	string	variable with radome (antenna) or version (receiver)
variableLoopTimeStart	string	variable with antenna/receiver start time
variableLoopTimeEnd	string	variable with antenna/receiver end time
variableLoopIndex	string	variable with index of current iteration (starts with zero)
variableLoopCount	string	variable with total number of iterations
condition	condition	check before each loop step