[ModelicaSystem] resultfile

Author: syntron

OMPython/ModelicaSystem.py

@@ -679,14 +679,14 @@ def simulate(self, resultfile=None, simflags=None, timeout: Optional[int] = None
         >>> simulate(simflags="-noEventEmit -noRestart -override=e=0.3,g=10")  # set runtime simulation flags
         """
         if resultfile is None:
-            r = ""
+            # default result file generated by OM
             self.resultfile = (pathlib.Path(self.tempdir) / f"{self.modelName}_res.mat").as_posix()
+        elif os.path.exists(resultfile):
+            self.resultfile = resultfile
         else:
-            if os.path.exists(resultfile):
-                self.resultfile = resultfile
-            else:
-                self.resultfile = (pathlib.Path(self.tempdir) / resultfile).as_posix()
-            r = " -r=" + self.resultfile
+            self.resultfile = (pathlib.Path(self.tempdir) / resultfile).as_posix()
+        # always define the resultfile to use
+        resultfileflag = " -r=" + self.resultfile
 
         # allow runtime simulation flags from user input
         if simflags is None:
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ def simulate(self, resultfile=None, simflags=None, timeout: Optional[int] = None
         if not exe_file.exists():
             raise Exception(f"Error: Application file path not found: {exe_file}")
 
-        cmd = exe_file.as_posix() + override + csvinput + r + simflags
+        cmd = exe_file.as_posix() + override + csvinput + resultfileflag + simflags
         cmd = [s for s in cmd.split(' ') if s]
         self._run_cmd(cmd=cmd, timeout=timeout)
         self.simulationFlag = True