Re: varargin with executable octave scripts

[mavram]

On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 05:51:54PM +0200, David Bateman wrote:
> Try it as with length(argv) or __nargin__. That is
> 
> #! /usr/bin/octave -qf
> printf ("%s", program_name);
> for i = 1:length(argv)
>     printf (" %s", argv{i});
> endfor
> printf ("\n");
> size(argv)
> 
> or
> 
> #! /usr/bin/octave -qf
> printf ("%s", program_name);
> for i = 1:__nargin__
>     printf (" %s", argv{i});
> endfor
> printf ("\n");
> size(argv)
> 
> Seems the docuemntation is wrong.
> 
> wrong..
> 
> D.
> 
> 
> According to address@hidden <address@hidden> (on 10/12/04):
> > Sorry for the dumb question:
> > Example from info, very slightly modified, named autonome:
> > 
> > #! /usr/bin/octave -qf
> > printf ("%s", program_name);
> > for i = 1:nargin
> >     printf (" %s", argv{i});
> > endfor
> > printf ("\n");
> > size(argv)
> > nargin
> > who 
> > 
> > autonome addhour cleancat gracespectra
> > autonome
> > ans =
> > 
> >   3  1
> > 
> >   ans = 0
> > 
> >   *** dynamically linked functions:
> > 
> >   dispatch
> > 
> >   *** local user variables:
> > 
> >   i
> > 
> > Not the output I expected. Either I made some blunder(s) or the info is 
> > badly
> > out of tune with my version of octave (2.1.57).
> > Any suggestions ? I would like this script to input data from a file, to
> > be specified on the command-line.
> > System: Debian Linux testing/unstable, kernel 2.4.
> > Thanks for any advice/pointer,
> > Avraham
> > 
> > 
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Thanks David. Both versions work. I am able to open a file mentioned on
the command line by refering to it as vararg{1}, vararg{2} etc.
Now, can you give also a pointer to your specific source of information,
or it is not that simple ?
Cheers, Avraham



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