| Table of Contents | |
| Introduction | Provides an introduction, an update policy, and discussions of notation, other SAC manuals, design philosopy, and version differences. |
| For New Users | An overview of SAC2000 and some suggestions on getting started. |
| Analysis Capabilities | A brief overview of the analysis commands. |
| Graphics Capabilities | A brief description of the graphics devices and each of the graphics commands. |
| SAC Macros | A detailed description on how to create and use SAC macro files to repeatedly execute a group of SAC commands. |
| Inline Functions | A detailed description of a set of inline functions for performing numeric calculations and character string manipulations within other commands. |
| Accessing Blackboard Variables In Home Grown Software | The blackboard is a feature that can be used to temporarily store and retrieve information while in SAC2000. |
| Reading And Writing SAC Data Files In Home Grown Software | A description of how to read and write SAC data files in your own C or FORTRAN program. Also discussed is how to access specific header variables. |
| SAC Data File Format (Part 1) | A detailed description of the SAC data file format, including the header. |
| SAC Data File Format (Part 2) | A detailed description of the SAC data file format, including the header. |
| Application Programmer Interface |
Allows the user integrate their own programs into SAC |
| API How To |
Summary of how to use SAC's API |
| Appendix: Subroutine Calls | A description, including the calling sequence, of each of the subroutines discussed in this manual. |