I am still confused how to apply this feature to my case. Can you point me to some examples, please.
Thanks. Ted Lloyd A Treinish wrote: > > The file (1st) input for Import tells DX to read that file. If the file > name is proceeded with a !, then DX executes that file (e.g., shell script, > compiled program) whose output to stdout Import will interpret instead of > the bytes in a file as either dx or general array import format. It's a > powerful way of easily adding functionality to DX and integrating other > software without writing modules. Of course, it won't be efficient if the > amount of data being accessed is large. > > Ted Sariyski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@opendx.watson.ibm.com on 01/25/2001 > 04:28:15 PM > > Please respond to [email protected] > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: "Peter D. Kirchner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [email protected] > cc: > Subject: [opendx-users] how to pass arguments to a dx script > > Hi, > > Excuse my ignorance but what is "!" feature? I checked the books but > didn't find anything. I need to pass arguments to a dx script like: > > dx -script myscript.dx arg1 arg2 > > I tried in myscript.dx Echo($1,$2) and Echo(!1,!2) > but got errors. How can I pass arguments to a dx script? > > Thanks. > Ted > > "Peter D. Kirchner" wrote: > > > > Any number of sensible ways to do this don't exist. > > > > You might be able to (shell dependent) > > MYFILE=foo dx -edit General.net > > Then in General.net have ImportSpreadsheet use the "!" feature to echo > $MYFILE > > (directly or through a shell script) and if necessary other junk to > satisfy > > ImportSpreadsheet, then use the column name or data value to get MYFILE's > > setting into your net, to feed to the filename input of the desired > Import. > > You could hide this ugliness in a macro. -- Ted Sariyski Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc. 174 North Main Street Building 3, P.O.Box 1150 Dublin, PA 18917 Tel: (215) 249-9780 Fax: (215) 249-9796 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
