These must be pretty complicated if you can't use dx to do the
filename changing, etc. Can you give us an example?
David
I had the same problem of processing hundreds of Datasets to produce images
and movies. To change filenames of the datasets and values of text output I
was using the macroprocessor m4 out of a shell script to change keywords
in the .net and .cfg files. Seems to me a solution with a minimum of coding.
Alex
Am Freitag, 25. Juli 2003 17:31 schrieb Sharon Gibson:
Yes, I am in the practice of doing this and there are others (maybe using a
different scripting language). In the archives, there has been some past
discussion about the idea of altering nets (or something to get the same
effect) and using dx in batch mode. One thread I think was called something
like 'parameterizing a net', and another about 'scripting'.
When I first started doing this it took a while to catch on to the idea of
when to alter the net and when to alter the .cfg (I can't think of a
purpose for which both are needed). But I'll assume for now that you're
smarter than I was and don't need that explanation. I'll just say that it
depends on whether you are just trying to save on the number of user
button-pushing (gui) actions for a large number of cases, or want a
completely automated process (e.g. run overnight and look at output files
or images rather than the screen).
I'm not sure what you mean exactly by "autogenerate", but if your net/cfg
is of any substantial size, then you will want to merely change the lines
that are needed rather than output the entire code. For this it is best to
get in the habit of naming anything important using a Transmitter. Then it
is much easier to search for and change the value assignments of each item.
-Sharon
>Hi-
>
>Has anyone ever written any perl modules for OpenDX? I would imagine that
> if one had a batch of data to visualize, it would be nice to have a
> script which could auto-generate the network and config files.
Cheers,
Dan
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