[ESPResSo] Re: using external arguments in a tcl script

[Ulf Schiller]

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [ESPResSo] RE: using  external arguments in a tcl script
> Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:28:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Christopher Jesudason <address@hidden>
> To: Olaf Lenz <address@hidden>
> CC: ESPResSo users' mailing list <address@hidden>
>
> Hi,
> The output for the input is as follows:
> address@hidden tests]$ ./espa argment2.tcl A B C

This passes all arguments from the commandline to ./espa.
Make sure that they are passed on to ESPResSo from your script.

Regards,
Ulf

> 0: Script directory:
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> the command was: argment2.tcl
> The first argument was:  1
> The  arguments were :   1
> number of words was:   1
>  and the tcl script was
> #!/bin/sh
> #### tricking... the line after a these comments are
> interpreted as standard shell script \
>  exec $ESPRESSO_SOURCE/Espresso $0 $*
>
>
>
> puts "the command was: $argv0"
> puts "The first argument was:  [lindex $argv 0]"
> puts "The  arguments were :   $argv"
> puts "number of words was:   $argc"
> and espa just contained the path to the bin  and
> Espresso. I use this path for all my runs that has
> given proper values.Clearly I am not getting a proper
> reading  for $argv.
> Any suggestions for the sake of Espresso?

Learn shell first.

> Chris
> --- Olaf Lenz <address@hidden> wrote:
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> > Hi Christopher,
> >
> > Christopher Jesudason wrote:
> > > when I am in the tcl shell with prompt say tclsh>
> > then
> > > I can refer to the external variables A B C inside
> > > the tcl script X.tcl in the statement > tclsh>  X.tcl A B C  > by
> > referring to them from the  &argvo, &argv and
> > &argc
> > > variables. But I find this is not possible in
> > Espresso
> > > for some reason. Is there a workaround for this,
> > or is
> > > there a special command for this feature?
> >
> > I'm sorry, I do not understand the problem.
> > Are you referring to executing Espresso
> > interactively, like
> >
> >         Espresso
> >
> > without an argument, or are you referring to
> > starting non-interactive, like
> >
> >         Espresso X.tcl A B C
> >
> > In the first case, $argv is empty, in the second
> > case, $argv contains
> > the strings "A" "B" and "C".
> > Both cases work the same in Espresso and in tclsh,
> > at least here.
> > Could you specify the problem?
> >
> > Olaf
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