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Hi,

When I run the following script I got the error:
argument runNano.twi is invalid: too many filenames (sddsprocess)
while executing
"exec sddsprocess $fileName.twi -define=column,sqrtBetax,"betax sqrt" \
$fileName.twi -define=column,sqrtBetay,"betay sqrt" "
(file "./runNano_tcl.sh" line 48)

If I run the same as a shell script, I got the correct answer
sddsprocess $fileName.twi -define=column,sqrtBetax,"betax sqrt" $fileName.twi -define=column,sqrtBetay,"betay sqrt"

Could you please tell me what is the error of the tcl syntax?

Best regards,

Laurent.

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#!/bin/sh
# \
exec tclsh "$0" "$@"

# Define a variable: command name
set fileName runNano
puts "reading $fileName.lte ..."

if ![file exists $fileName.log] {
catch {exec elegant $fileName.ele > $fileName.log}
}

exec sddsprocess $fileName.twi -define=column,sqrtBetax,"betax sqrt" \
$fileName.twi -define=column,sqrtBetay,"betay sqrt"

Laurent,

Tcl has a different way of interpreting the quotation marks, so you need to use quotation marks around the entire argument, as in This will work in the unix shell as well, so it is a good habit to just do it that way all the time.

--Michael

Also, you don' t need to give the filename twice if you intend to overwrite the file. It will happen automatically if you only give one filename.

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the help. It works

What about this line? Where should I put the quotation marks?

exec sddsprocess -reprint=param,aLabel,"nux: %.4f nuy: %.4f ex0: %.4f", nux,nuy,ex0 $fileName.twi

reading runNano.lte ...
argument %.4f is invalid: too many filenames (sddsprocess)
while executing
"exec sddsprocess -reprint=param,aLabel,"nux: %.4f nuy: %.4f ex0: %.4f",nux,nuy,ex0 \
$fileName.twi"
(file "./runNano_tcl.sh" line 13)

Laurent,

All arguments with spaces should have the quotation marks around the entire argument, as in I should probably change the manuals to reflect this, since it works in all shells.

--Michael

Michael,

This is what I tried but it does not work unfortunately as you can see:

couldn't print to make parameter aLabel
while executing
"exec sddsprocess "-reprint=param,aLabel,nux: %.4f nuy: %.4f ex0: %.4f, nux,nuy,ex0" $fileName.twi"
(file "./runNano_tcl.sh" line 16)

Laurent.

Laurent,

Try deleting the space before "nux". I.e., ",nux" instead of ", nux".

--Michael

This is indeed tricky
I will get accustomed to it with time
Thx