Surfer's grid report provides information about a new grid file that is critical to recreating the same results at a later date, if needed. To save the report via automation requires the use of some basic COM automation commands called SendKeys. This sample script below grids a sample data file, creates a Grid Report, and saves the grid report.

To run this script:

1. Copy the script below, or download the attached BAS file: SaveGridReport.BAS.
2. In a Windows Explorer window, navigate to C:\Program Files\Golden Software\Surfer.
3. Double click on Scripter.exe to launch Scripter.
4. Press Ctrl+A to select all of the existing lines then press Delete.
5. If you copied this script, press Ctrl+V to paste it into Scripter. If you downloaded it, click File | Open, select the BAS file from your downloads directory, and click Open.
6. Change the values in the User-defined variables section as desired.
7. Click Script | Run to run the script.
    

'====================================================
'SaveGridReport.BAS
'This script demonstrates:
'	Grid a sample data file
'	Create a Grid Report
'	Save the grid report
'====================================================
Sub Main

'Initializes Surfer
	Dim Surf, Plot As Object
	Set Surf = CreateObject("Surfer.Application")
	Surf.Visible = True
	Set Plot = Surf.Documents.Add

'=============================
'User-defined variables
'=============================
	path1 = Surf.Path + "\samples\"
	infile= path1+"demogrid.dat"
'=============================
'Grid the data and include the Grid Report
	Surf.GridData(infile,ShowReport:=True, OutGrid:=path1+"test.grd")

'Save the grid report
	AppActivate "Surfer - GridDataReport"
	Wait 1
	SendKeys "{Menu}+F+S
	Wait 1
	SendKeys "test.rtf + {Enter}"
	Wait 1
	SendKeys "{Menu}+F+C"

'Exit Surfer
	Surf.Quit
End Sub

Updated November 2021