Tangling non-code files to separate files

Question

I have a number of parameter files that my code needs as inputs and I would like them all to be in the same org file in different blocks and have them all tangled to different files.

Can I somehow tangle #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE ... #+END_EXAMPLE blocks or some other block type? I tried this which didn't work:

#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE :tangle methanol.rtf

MASS     1 H      1.00800 H ! polar H
...
#+END_EXAMPLE

Alternatively can I define new languages for org-mode to recognize but not execute?

Answer 1

Just use fundamental as "language", i.e. replace your example by:

#+BEGIN_SRC fundamental :tangle methanol.rtf

MASS     1 H      1.00800 H ! polar H
...
#+END_SRC