Re: running script

[Ben Abbott]

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On Jun 13, 2012, at 10:33 AM, wayne schlemitz wrote:

> --- On Mon, 6/11/12, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> From: Ben Abbott <address@hidden>
>> Subject: Re: running script
>> To: "wayne schlemitz" <address@hidden>
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> Date: Monday, June 11, 2012, 11:18 AM
>> 
>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 10:55 AM, wayne schlemitz wrote:
>> 
>>> I am starting to run scripts for octave 2.6 and have a
>> problem calling the script. Have tried the following:
>>> octave math.m
>>> octave math
>>> in octave ./math or ./math.m or math.m or math
>>> in script #! /home/wayne/math.m
>>> 
>>> The errors I receive are that incorrect calling of
>> script. Have experience with Linux and used what is shown in
>> the ref. manual.
>>> 
>>> Do you have any suggestions?
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> Wayne 
>> 
>> I assume you meant Octave 6.2 ?
>> 
>> Please cut-n-paste the error, and tell us exactly what you
>> did to get it. That way we can try to reproduce it
>> ourselves.
>> 
>> Ben
> 
> Ben :
> I think I need a command in linux to find where octave is located. In script 
> now named test.m have used /usr/local/octave, ~/test, 
> /usr/local/share/octave, /usr/bin/octave with #! have received this error-- 
> error 1064 (42000) also have chmod 465 test so I can use it.
> have tried /usr/share/octave/3.2.4/m/miscelaneous/test.m


If I infer correctly, you're trying to run an octave script from your shell's 
command prompt. I've attached a test.m script that works for me. I think your 
mistake is that you need to point to "/usr/local/bin/octave".

Also, for chmod, maybe you'd be better off with 755? This allows read, write 
and execute by the owner, read and execute by group members, read and execute 
by others.

Ben

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