What file formats does TCM generate?
At the moment PostScript, EPSF, PNG, the Fig format and the TCM format are generated. TCM only reads its own format. The Fig format can be read by the Xfig program and from this program or by using the command fig2dev you can generate numerous other graphical file formats such as LATEX, combined PostScript and LATEX, PiCTeX, GIF, JPEG, XPM and many more. The TCM file format is specified in appendix C. If you take a look into a saved file, you will see that it is human-readable. Furthermore, it reflects the structure of a repository for TCM models, consisting of multiple documents. Each diagram file has four distinct parts: storage information, document information, the graph and the representation. Each table file has five distinct parts: storage information, document information, overall table information, the columns and the rows. With a little bit of imagination one can see many possible programs interfacing with TCM via this file format.
