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binary_archive

Surrogate model binary archive file format

## Topics

This keyword is related to the topics:

- surrogate_models

## Specification

Alias: none

Argument(s): none

## Description

When specified, the surrogate model will be exported (or imported) using a binary archive format.

Experimental surrogates will export to (import from) binary archives named `{prefix}`.{response_descriptor}.bin.

Other (Surfpack) surrogates will export/import using files named `{prefix}`.{response_descriptor}.bsps, in which 'bsps' stands for binary Surfpack surrogate.

See `filename_prefix` for further information about surrogate file naming.

## Examples

The Dakota examples include a demonstration of using the surfpack executable with an exported model file.