def dump(self):
        """
        Dump the TDS results to the output `dat` file

        :return: succeed flag
        """
        logger.warn('This function is deprecated and replaced by `dump_np_vars`.')

        ret = False

        if self.system.files.no_output:
            # return ``True`` because it did not fail
            return True

        if self.write_lst() and self.write_dat():
            ret = True

        return ret
Dump the TDS results to the output `dat` file

        :return: succeed flag