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Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/SaveNexusProcessed.cpp

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ None
 #include "MantidAPI/WorkspaceOpOverloads.h"
 #include "MantidDataHandling/SaveNexusProcessed.h"
 #include "MantidDataObjects/EventWorkspace.h"
+#include "MantidDataObjects/PeaksWorkspace.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/ArrayProperty.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/ConfigService.h"
 #include "MantidNexus/NexusFileIO.h"
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ namespace DataHandling
 
     MatrixWorkspace_const_sptr matrixWorkspace = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<const MatrixWorkspace>(inputWorkspace);
     ITableWorkspace_const_sptr tableWorkspace = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<const ITableWorkspace>(inputWorkspace);
+	PeaksWorkspace_const_sptr peaksWorkspace = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<const PeaksWorkspace>(inputWorkspace);
+	if(peaksWorkspace) g_log.debug("We have a peaks workspace");
     // check if inputWorkspace is something we know how to save
     if (!matrixWorkspace && !tableWorkspace) {
 		g_log.debug() << "Workspace "  << m_title << " not saved because it is not of a type we can presently save.\n";
@@ -281,11 +284,19 @@ namespace DataHandling
       }
 
     }  // finish matrix workspace specifics 
-
-    if (tableWorkspace)
+
+	// peaks workspace specifics
+	if (peaksWorkspace)
+	{
+		g_log.information("Peaks Workspace saving to Nexus would be done");
+		int pNum = peaksWorkspace->getNumberPeaks();
+		peaksWorkspace->saveNexus( cppFile );
+
+	} // finish peaks workspace specifics
+    else if (tableWorkspace) // Table workspace specifics 
     {
-      nexusFile->writeNexusTableWorkspace(tableWorkspace,"table_workspace");
-    }
+        nexusFile->writeNexusTableWorkspace(tableWorkspace,"table_workspace");
+    }  // finish table workspace specifics
 
     nexusFile->writeNexusProcessedProcess(inputWorkspace);
     nexusFile->closeNexusFile();

Code/Mantid/Framework/DataObjects/inc/MantidDataObjects/PeaksWorkspace.h

@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ namespace DataObjects
 
     // ====================================== End ITableWorkspace Methods ==================================
 
+	// --- Nexus Methods ---
+    // Save to Nexus
+    void PeaksWorkspace::saveNexus(::NeXus::File * file ) const;
+
+
   };
 
 
@@ -256,6 +261,8 @@ namespace DataObjects
   /// Typedef for a shared pointer to a const peaks workspace.
   typedef boost::shared_ptr<const PeaksWorkspace> PeaksWorkspace_const_sptr;
 
+
+
 }
 }
 #endif

Code/Mantid/Framework/DataObjects/src/PeaksWorkspace.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "MantidAPI/Column.h"
 #include "MantidAPI/ColumnFactory.h"
 #include "MantidAPI/MatrixWorkspace.h"
+#include "MantidNexusCPP/NeXusFile.hpp"
+#include "MantidNexusCPP/NeXusException.hpp"
 #include "MantidAPI/WorkspaceFactory.h"
 #include "MantidAPI/WorkspaceProperty.h"
 #include "MantidDataObjects/PeaksWorkspace.h"
@@ -232,6 +234,23 @@ namespace DataObjects
     return columns[index];
   }
 
+  void PeaksWorkspace::saveNexus(::NeXus::File * file ) const
+  {
+	  // This is not fully implemented. Currently a partial save.
+	  int pNum = getNumberPeaks();
+	  //std::vector<Peak>& myPeaks = getPeaks();
+      std::vector<Peak> my1Peaks = peaks;
+	  // Peak myPeak = getPeak(0);
+	  Peak my1Peak = peaks[0];
+	  int cNum = columnCount();
+	  int rNum = rowCount();
+	  API::Column_const_sptr col = getColumn(0);
+	  std::vector<std::string> cNames = columnNames;
+	        file->makeGroup("detector", "NXdetector", 1);
+		//	file->writeData("Column_names", columnNames ); // This is not resolved by linker
+		//	file->writeData("column names",cNames); // This is not resolved by linker.
+		//	file->writeData( "Column_1", col ); // This is not resolved by linker.
+  }
 }
 }
 

Code/Mantid/Framework/Geometry/src/Instrument.cpp

@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ namespace Mantid
           }
           else
           {
+			std::string imame = comp->getName(); // added for dubugging
             nodeQueue.push_back(comp);
           }
         }

Code/Mantid/Framework/Nexus/src/NexusFileIO.cpp

@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ using namespace DataObjects;
     if ( !tableworkspace && !peakworkspace )
       return((status==NX_ERROR)?3:0);
 
-    if ( !tableworkspace )
-      return((status==NX_ERROR)?3:0);
+//    if ( !tableworkspace )
+//      return((status==NX_ERROR)?3:0);
 
     //write data entry
     status=NXmakegroup(fileID,group_name,"NXdata");