OFstream* filePtr(nullptr); word historyPatchName(mesh.solutionDict().subDict("solidMechanics").lookup("historyPatch")); label historyPatchID = mesh.boundaryMesh().findPatchID(historyPatchName); if(historyPatchID == -1) { Warning << "history patch " << historyPatchName << " not found. Force-displacement will not be written" << endl; } else if(Pstream::master()) { Info << "Force-displacement for patch " << historyPatchName << " will be written to forceDisp.dat" << endl; word hisDirName("history"); mkDir(hisDirName); filePtr = new OFstream(hisDirName/historyPatchName+"forceDisp.dat"); OFstream& forceDispFile = *filePtr; forceDispFile << "#Disp(mm)\tForce(N)" << endl; }