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Overview of The CFX Command Language (CCL)

The CFX Command Language (CCL) is the internal command language for CFX-Post, allowing users to create objects and perform actions through defined syntax. It supports object definitions, actions, and Power Syntax for advanced programming capabilities using Perl. Users can create, modify, and delete objects, and utilize the CFX Expression Language (CEL) for dynamic parameter settings and expressions.

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Overview of The CFX Command Language (CCL)

The CFX Command Language (CCL) is the internal command language for CFX-Post, allowing users to create objects and perform actions through defined syntax. It supports object definitions, actions, and Power Syntax for advanced programming capabilities using Perl. Users can create, modify, and delete objects, and utilize the CFX Expression Language (CEL) for dynamic parameter settings and expressions.

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CFX Command Language

• Overview of the CFX Command Language (CCL) p. 164

• CCL Syntax (p. 165)


• Object Creation and Deletion (p. 172)

• CFX Expression Language (CEL) (p. 173)

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Overview of the CFX Command Language (CCL)


The CFX Command Language (CCL) is the internal communication
and command language of CFX-Post. It is a simple language that can
be used to create objects or perform actions in the Post-processor. All
CCL statements can be classified into one of three categories:

1. Object and parameter definitions.

2. Actions.
3. Power Syntax.

Object and parameter definitions are discussed in Object Creation


and Deletion (p. 172 in CFX-Post). A list of all objects and parameters
that can be used in CFX-Post can be found in CCL Details (p. 229 in
CFX-Post).
CCL actions are commands which perform a specific task (e.g. reading
a Session file). These commands are discussed in Command Actions
(p. 185 in CFX-Post).

CCL supports programming through Power Syntax. This utilises the


Perl programming language to allow loops, logic and custom macros
(subroutines). Power Syntax allows Perl commands to be embedded
into CCL to achieve powerful quantitative Post-processing. Details can
be found in Power Syntax (p. 209 in CFX-Post).

State and Session files contain object definitions using CCL. In addition
Session files can contain CCL action commands. The CCL written to
these files can be viewed and modified in a text editor. You can also
use a text editor to create your own Session and State files to read into
CFX-Post using CCL.

Advanced users can interact with CFX-Post directly through CCL by


entering it in the Command Editor window (see Command Editor
(p. 157 in CFX-Post)) or by running CFX-Post in Line Interface mode
(see Line Interface Mode (p. 221 in CFX-Post) for details).

Details of the CCL syntax are discussed on the following pages.

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CCL Syntax

Basic Terminology

The following is an example of a CCL object to define an isosurface.


ISOSURFACE: Iso1
Variable = Pressure
Value = 15000 [Pa]
Colour = 1,0,0
Transparency = 0.5
END

• ISOSURFACE is an object type

• Iso1 is an object name

• “Variable = Pressure” is a parameter


• Variable is a parameter name

• Pressure is a parameter value

• If the object type ISOSURFACE does not need a name it is called a


singleton object. Only one object of a given singleton type can exist.

The Data Hierarchy


Data is entered via parameters, these are grouped into objects which
are stored in a tree structure.
OBJECT1: object name
name1 = value
name2 = value
END

Objects and parameters may be placed in any order, provided that the
information is set prior to being used further down the file. If data is set
in one place and modified in another the latter definition overrides the
first.
In CFX-Post, all object definitions are only one object level deep (i.e.
Objects contain parameters, but not other objects).

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Simple Syntax Details


The following applies to any line that is not a Power Syntax or Action
line, i.e. does not start with a “!” or “>”.

Case Sensitivity

Everything in the file is sensitive to case.

Case sensitivity is not ideal for users typing in many long parameter
names, but it is essential for bringing the CFX Expression Language
(CEL) into CCL. This is because some names used to define CCL
objects (such as Fluids, Materials and Additional Variables) are used
to construct corresponding CEL names. Case sensitive CEL names
have been in use since CFX-5.2 (e.g. t = time and T = temperature).
For simplicity and consistency, we recommend the following
convention is used in the standard code and its documentation:

• singletons and object types use upper case only


• parameter names, and pre-defined object names, are mixed case.
We try to follow the following conventions: (1) Major words start with
an upper case letter, while minor words such as prepositions and
conjunctions are left in lower case, e.g “Mass Flow in” (2) case is
preserved for familiar names, e.g. for variables “k” or “r”, or for
abbreviation “RNG”.

• user object names conventions are left to the user to choose.

CCL Names Definition

Names of singletons, types of object, names of objects, and names of


parameters all follow the same rules:

• In simple syntax, a CCL name must be at least one character. This


first character must be alphabetic; there may be any number of
subsequent characters and these can be alphabetic, numeric,
space or tab.
• The effect of spaces in CCL names is:

• Spaces appearing before or after a name are not considered


to be part of the name.

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• Single spaces appearing inside a name are significant.
• Multiple spaces and tabs appearing inside a name are treated
as a single space.

Indentation

Nothing in the file is sensitive to indentation. The indentation will be


used, however, when displaying contents of the file for easier reading.

End of line comment character

The “#” character is used for this. Any text to the right of this character
will be treated as comments. Any characters may be used within
comments.

Continuation character

If a line ends with the character “\” the following line will be linked to the
existing line. There is no restriction on the number of continuation lines.

Named Objects

A named object consists of an object type at the start of a line, followed


by a “:” followed by an object name. Subsequent lines may define
parameters and child objects associated with this object. The object
definition is terminated by the string “END” on a line by itself.

Object names must be unique within the given scope, and the name
must not contain an underscore.

Singleton Objects

A singleton object consists of an object type at the start of a line,


followed by a “:”. Subsequent lines may define parameters and child
objects associated with this object. The object definition is terminated
by the string “END” on a line by itself.
The difference between a singleton object and a named object is that
(after the data has been processed), a singleton can appear just once
as the child of a parent object, whereas there may be several instances
of a named object of the same type defined with different names.

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Parameters

A parameter consists of a parameter name at the start of a line followed


by an “=” character followed by a parameter value. A Parameter may
belong to many different object types. For example U Velocity =
1.0 [m/s] may belong to an initial value object and U Velocity =
2.0 [m/s] may belong to a boundary condition object. Both refer to
the same definition of U velocity in the rules file.

Lists

Lists are used within the context of parameter values and are comma
separated.

Parameter values

All parameter values are initially handled as data of type String, and
should first of all conform to the following definition of allowed String
values:

String
• Any characters can be used in a parameter value.
• String values or other parameter type values are normally unquoted.
If any quotes are present, they are considered part of the value.
Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. Internal spaces in
parameter values are preserved as given, although a given
application is free to subsequently assume a space condensation
rule when using the data.

• The characters '$' and '#' have a special meaning. A string


beginning with '$' is evaluated as a Power Syntax variable, even if it
occurs within a simple syntax statement. This is useful for
performing more complex Power Syntax variable manipulation, and
then using the result as part of a parameter or object definition. The
appearance of '#' anywhere in the CCL file denotes the start of a
comment.
• The characters such as ’[’ ’]’ ’{’ ’}’ are special only if used in
conjunction with ’$’. Following a ’$’, such characters will terminate
the preceding Perl variable name.

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• Other characters that might be special elsewhere in power syntax
are escaped automatically when they appear in parameter values.
For example, ’@’ ’%’ and ’&’ are escaped automatically.

• Parameter values can contain commas, but if the string is


processed as a List or part of a List then the commas may be
interpreted as separators (see below under List data types).

Some examples of valid parameter values using special characters in


power syntax are:
Estimated cost = \$500
Title = Run\#1
Sys Command = "echo ’Starting up Stress solver’ ; fred.exe &"
Pressure = $myArray[4]
Option = $myHash{"foo"}
Fuel = C${numberCatoms}H${numberHatoms}

Parameter values for data types other than String, will additionally
conform to one of the following definitions.

String List
A list of string items separated by commas. Items in a String List should
NOT contain a comma unless contained between parentheses. One
exception can be made if the String List to be is interpreted as a Real
List (see below). Otherwise each item in the String List follows the
same rules as String data.

Example: names = one, two, three, four

Integer
Sequence of digits containing no spaces or commas. If a real is
specified when an integer is needed the real is rounded to the nearest
integer.

Integer List
List of integers, comma separated.

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Real
A single precision real number which may be specified in integer,
floating point or scientific format, followed optionally by a dimension.
Units use the same syntax as CEL.

Expressions are allowed to include commas inside function call


argument lists. Example usage:
a = 12.24
a = 1.224E01
a = 12.24 [m s^-1]
A real may also be specified as an expression such as
a = myvel^2 + b
a = max(b,2.0)

Real List
List of reals, comma separated. Note that all items in the list must have
the same dimensions. Those items which are expressions, are allowed
to include commas inside function call argument lists, and the enclosed
commas will be ignored when the list is parsed into individual items.
Example usage:
a = 1.0 [m/s], 2.0 [m/s], 3.0 [m/s], 2.0*myvel, 4.0 [cm/s]

The list syntax 5*2.0 used in CFX-Build to represent 5 entries of the


value 2.0 is not supported within CCL and hence within CFX-Post. In
CFX-Build the data is expanded prior to being written to the CCL file.

Logical
Several forms are acceptable: YES or TRUE or 1 or ON are all
equivalent; NO or FALSE or 0 or OFF are all equivalent; initial letter
variants Y, T, N, F are accepted (O is not accepted (for On/Off); all case
variants are accepted. The preferred form, recommended for GUI
output files and for user documentation is, Yes/No. Logical strings are
also case insensitive (YeS, nO)

Logical List
List of Logicals, comma separated.

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Escape character

The “\” character to be used as an escape character, for example to


allow ’$’ or ’#’ to be used in strings.

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Object Creation and Deletion


You can create objects in CFX-Post by entering the CCL definition of
the object into the Command Editor window, or by reading the object
definition from a Session or State file. The object will be created and
any associated graphics shown in the viewer. For a list of valid CCL
objects see CCL Details (p. 229 in CFX-Post).

You can modify an existing object by entering the object definition with
the modified parameter settings into the Command Editor window.
Only those parameters which are to be changed need to be entered.
All other parameters will remain unchanged.

There may be a significant degree of interaction between objects in


CFX-Post. For example, a vector plot may depend on the location of an
underlying plane, or an isosurface may depend on the definition of a
CEL expression. If changes to one object affect other objects, the other
objects will be updated automatically.

To delete an object, type >delete <ObjectName>. If you delete an


object that is used by other objects, warnings will result, but the object
will still be deleted.

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CFX Expression Language (CEL)


The CFX Expression Language (CEL) is integrated into CFX-Post. You
can use an expression defined with CEL in place of any number in
CFX-Post. Within the post-processor you can:

• Create new expressions.

• Set any numeric parameter in a CFX-Post object based on an


expression (and the object will update if the expression result
changes).

• Create user-defined variables from expressions.


• Directly use the post-processor quantitative functions in an
expression.

• Specify units as part of an expression.

You cannot (yet):

• Automatically read CEL expressions from pre-processing set-up in


the results file.

All expressions in the post-processor are defined in the


EXPRESSIONS singleton object. Each expression is a simple
name = expression statement within that object. New expressions
are added by defining new parameters within the expressions object
(the EXPRESSIONS object is special, in that it does not have a pre-
defined list of valid parameters).

Important: Since Power Syntax uses Perl mathematical operators,


you should exercise caution when combining CEL with Power Syntax
expressions. For example, in CEL, 2 2 is represented as 2^2, but in
Perl, would be written 2**2. If you are unsure about the validity of an
operator in Perl, please consult a Perl reference guide.

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CEL Functions, Constants and System Variables

Quantitative Functions in CEL

The quantitative functions available from the Function Calculator in the


CFX-Post GUI are integrated into CEL and can be used in any
expression. The general syntax used for these functions in CEL is:
[<Fluid>.]<function>[_<Axis>[_<Coord Frame>]]([<Expression>])@<Location>

where terms in [ ] can be optional depending on the function used and


terms in < > should be replaced with the required entry. Some
examples are given below.
area()@inlet
area_x()@inlet
areaAve(Pressure - 10000 [Pa])@outlet
Water at RTP.force_z()@Default

• [<Fluid>.] is always an optional argument which will default to all


fluids in the domain if not specified. For multiphase results it can be
set to any single fluid in the domain by entering the fluid name
followed by a period before the function definition. See the table
below for a list of functions that accept this option.
• <function> specifies the quantitative function to evaluate. See the
table below for a list of functions.

• [_<Axis>_[<Coord Frame>]] can be an optional or a required


argument depending on the function evaluated.
[_<Axis>_[<Coord Frame>]] can be replaced with _x, _y or _z
(lower case only) to specify the default X, Y and Z axis and should
follow the function name. You can use an axis from a different
coordinate frame by following the axis specification with the name of
the Coordinate Frame, e.g. _x_CoordFrame1.

• ([<Expression>]) is a required argument for some functions and


should be left blank as in the above area example (i.e. ())for other
function (see the table below for a list). Any valid expression or
variable can be used. You can also use a variable as part of an
expression as shown in the above areaAve example.
• @<Location> is required for all quantitative functions.

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Consistent units must be maintained when adding, subtracting or
comparing values.

The following table contains the quantitative function available for use
with CEL. The operation performed by the function and the arguments
accepted are also shown. A detailed description of the calculation
performed by each function is not provided here, see Function
Selection (p. 128) for this information.

Function Name Operation Required Optional


Arguments Arguments
area (p. 176) Area projected to axis (no @<Location> _<Axis>
axis specification returns
total area)
areaAve (p. 176) Area-weighted average <Expression> _<Axis>
@<Location>
areaInt (p. 177) Area-weighted integral <Expression> _<Axis>
<Location>
ave (p. 177) Arithmetic average <Expression>
@<Location>
count (p. 177) Number of calculation points @<Location>
force (p. 177) Force on a surface in the _<Axis> <Fluid>.
specified direction @<Location>
forceNorm (p. 178) Length normalised force on _<Axis> <Fluid>.
a curve in the specified @<Location>
direction

length (p. 178) Length of a curve @<Location>


lengthAve (p. 178) Length-weighted average <Expression>
@<Location>
lengthInt (p. 179) Length-weighted integration <Expression>
@<Location>
massFlow (p. 179) Total mass flow @<Location> <Fluid>.

massFlowAve (p. 179) Mass-weighted average <Expression> <Fluid>.


@<Location>

massFlowInt (p. 179) Mass-weighted integral <Expression> <Fluid>.


@<Location>

maxVal (p. 179) Maximum Value <Expression>


@<Location>

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Function Name Operation Required Optional
Arguments Arguments

minVal (p. 179) Minimum Value <Expression>


@<Location>
probe (p. 180) Value at a point <Expression>
@<Location>
sum (p. 180) Sum over the calculation <Expression>
points @<Location>

torque (p. 180) Torque on a surface about _<Axis> <Fluid>.


the specified axis @<Location>
volume (p. 180) Volume of a 3-D location @<Location>
volumeAve (p. 180) Volume-weighted average <Expression>
@<Location>
volumeInt (p. 180) Volume-weighted integral <Expression>
@<Location>

area
area[_<Axis>]()@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not a 2-D Object. If an axis


is not specified the total area of the location is calculated. See area
(p. 129) for a function description.

Example: area()@Isosurface1 calculates the total area of the


location Isosurface1.

Example: area_y()@Isosurface1 calculates the projected area


of Isosurface1 onto a plane normal to the Y-axis.

areaAve
areaAve[_<Axis>](<Expression>)@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not a 2-D Object. See


areaAve (p. 130) for a function description.

Example: (Pressure - 1[bar])/


(0.5*Density*(areaAve(Velocity)@inlet)^2)
calculates the Pressure coefficient Cp. You can create an expression
using this, and then create a User Variable using the expression. The
User Variable can then be plotted on objects like any other variable.

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areaInt[_<Axis>](<Expression>)@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not a 2-D Object. Axis is


optional and if not specified the integration is performed over the total
face area. If axis is specified, then the integration is performed over the
projected face area. See areaInt (p. 130) for a function description.

Example: areaInt_y_Frame2(Pressure)@boundary1
calculates the pressure force acting in the y-direction of the
coordinate frame Frame2 on the locator boundary1. This differs
from a calculation using the force function which calculates the total
force on a wall boundary (i.e. viscous forces on the boundary are
included).

ave
ave(<Expression>)@<Location>

The ave function can be used on Point, 1-D, 2-D and 3-D locations.
See ave (p. 131) for a function description.

Example: ave(Yplus)@Default calculates the mean Yplus


values from each node on the default walls.

count
count()@<Location>

The count function is valid for point, 1-D, 2-D and 3-D locations. See
count (p. 132) for a function description.

Example: count()@Polyline1 returns the number of points on


the specified Polyline locator.

force
[<Fluid>.]force_<Axis>()@<Location>

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Force calculations on boundaries require additional momentum flow
data. This can be include in the Results file by adding the Expert
Control Parameter output eq flows and setting its value to T. See
force (p. 132) for a function description.

Example: Water at RTP.force_x()@wall1 returns the total


force in the x-direction acting on wall1 due to the fluid Water at RTP.

forceNorm
[<Fluid>.]forceNorm_<Axis>()@<Location>

Returns the per unit width force on the specified line in the direction of
the specified axis. An error will be raised if the location specified is not
one-dimensional. See forceNorm (p. 133) for a function description.

Example: forceNorm_y()@Polyline1 calculates the per unit


width force in the y-direction on the selected Polyline.

length
length()@<Location>

A 1-D location should be specified (specifying a 2-D location will not


produce an error, the sum of the edge lengths from the elements in the
locator will be returned). Note that when using this function in Power
Syntax the leading character should be capitalised to avoid confusion
with the Perl internal command “length”. See length (p. 133 in CFX-
Post) for a function description.

Example: length()@Polyline1 returns the length of the


Polyline.

lengthAve
lengthAve(<Expression>)@<Location>

A 1-D or 2-D location must be specified. See lengthAve (p. 134) for
a function description.

Example: lengthAve(T)@Polyline1 calculates the average


Temperature on Polyline1 weighted by the distance between
each point (T is the System Variable for Temperature).

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lengthInt(<Expression>)@<Location>

A 1-D location must be specified. See lengthInt (p. 134) for a


function description.

massFlow
[<Fluid>.]massFlow()@<Location>

Computes the mass flow through the specified 2-D location. See
massFlow (p. 134) for a function description.

Example: Air at STP.massFlow()@DegassingOutlet


calculates the mass flow of Air at STP through the selected location.

massFlowAve
[<Fluid>.]massFlowAve(<Expression>)@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not 2-D. See


massFlowAve (p. 134) for a function description.

Example: massFlowAve(Density)@Plane1 calculates the


average Density on Plane1 weighted by the mass flow at each point
on the location.

massFlowInt
[<Fluid>.]massFlowInt(<Expression>)@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not 2-D. See


massFlowInt (p. 135) for a function description.

maxVal
maxVal(<Expression>)@<Location>

Point, and one, two and three-dimensional locators can be specified.


See maxVal (p. 135) for a function description.

minVal
minVal(<Expression>)@<Location>

Point, and one, two and three-dimensional locators can be specified.


See minVal (p. 135) for a function description.

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probe(<Expression>)@<Location>

Valid only for Point locators, this will return the value of a variable at a
given location. See probe (p. 135) for a function description.

sum
sum(<Expression>)@<Location>

One, two and three-dimensional locators can be specified. See sum


(p. 136) for a function description.

torque
[<Fluid>.]torque_<Axis>()@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not 2-D.See torque


(p. 136) for a function description.

volume
volume()@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not a 3-D Object. See


volume (p. 136) for a function description.

volumeAve
volumeAve(<Expression>)@<Location>

An error is raised if the location specified is not a 3-D Object. Any


variable or valid expression (see CEL Functions, Constants and
System Variables (p. 173 in CFX-Post)) can be used as the
<Expression> argument. See volumeAve (p. 137) for a function
description.

volumeInt
volumeInt(<Expression>)@<Location>

A 3-D Object must be selected as the location. See volumeInt


(p. 137) for a function description.

Example: volumeInt(Density)@StaticMixer calculates the


total fluid mass in the domain StaticMixer.

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CEL Standard Functions

The following is a list of standard functions that are available in


CFX-Post. In the table below:
Note: [ ] denotes a dimensionless quantity. [a] denotes any dimensions of first
operand.

Result Function Operands


[] sin ([radian])
[] cos ([radian])
[] tan ([radian])
[radian] asin ([ ])
[radian] acos ([ ])
[radian] atan ([ ])
[radian] atan2 ([ ],[ ]))
[] exp ([ ])
[] loge ([ ])
[] log10 ([ ])
[a] abs ([a])

[a^0.5] sqrt ([a])


[] step ([ ])
[a] min ([a],[a])

[a] max ([a],[a])

CEL Constants

The following predefined constants can be used within CEL


expressions.

Constant Units Description


e <none> Constant : 2.7182817
g m^2 s^-2 Accn. due to gravity : 9.806
pi <none> Constant : 3.1415927

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Constant Units Description

R m^2 s^-2 K^-1 Universal Gas Constant : 8314.5

CEL System Variables

The following System Variables are available for use with CEL when
defining expressions:

Name Meaning
x Direction 1 in Reference Coordinate Frame
y Direction 2 in Reference Coordinate Frame
z Direction 3 in Reference Coordinate Frame
r 2 2
Radial spatial location, r = x +y

theta Angle, arctan(y/x)

t Time
u Velocity in the x coordinate direction
v Velocity in the y coordinate direction
w Velocity in the z coordinate direction
p (absolute) Pressure
vf Volume Fraction
ke Turbulent kinetic energy
ed Turbulent eddy dissipation
eddy viscosity Eddy Viscosity
T Temperature
sstrnr Shear strain rate
density Density
viscosity Dynamic Viscosity
Cp Specific Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure
cond Thermal Conductivity
enthalpy Specific Enthalpy

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Name Meaning

beta Thermal Expansivity


speedofsound Local speed of sound in fluid
subdomain Subdomain variable
(1.0 in Subdomain, 0.0 elsewhere)
mean diameter Mean Diameter
deneff Effective Density
AV name Additional Variable name

The r, theta t and subdomain values in the above table can only be
used if the variables associated with them are output from the solver. r
and theta are not calculated by CFX-Post from x, y, z but expressions
to do so can be defined. subdomain is not usually defined in
CFX-Post.

Where appropriate, fluid or component names may be prefixed to


these variables i.e. Water at STP.v.

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