def WriteFile(self, name=''):
"""
Syntax: WriteFile([name= ])
Purpose: Write information contained in an ADPAA object to a properly-
formatted NASA ASCII file.
Input: 'name' - optional argument to set the filename of the file being
written to (uses ADPAA class attribute 'name' otherwise)
Output: nothing
"""
if (name == '') & (self.name == ''):
print("ERROR: Cannot write to file because class attribute 'name'"+\
" is not set.")
return
if (name == '') & (self.name != ''):
name = self.name
# Set number of variables (self.NV) according to the length of the
# long name array (self.VNAME).
self.NV = len(self.VNAME)
# Check that all data has proper data types and is formatted properly.
self.__check_data(name)
# Call the WriteFile method.
WriteFile(self, name)
