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Specify input options(flag) and values to skill code

BRC7

Hi,

I'm running a skill code from Allegro using "skill load "skillcode.il"" and I would like to know if there is an option to pass command line arguments to the code?

Example:

skill load "skillcode.il" -file "skilltest.txt" 

I could achieve this by loading the code first and then calling the function that works with filename but that is not what I'm looking for. The input will be used by multiple functions inside the code.

Another simple use case would be skill load "skillcode.il" -help which would ideally print help for the script.

Does skill allow this type of input loading ? If not, are there any workarounds?

Thanks!

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  • JuanCR
    0

    Hey there. When you say that the input would be used by multiple functions inside the code, do you mean that you want to run multiple functions at the same time? Seems odd to me

  • BRC7
    0 in reply to JuanCR

    I do not want to run multiple functions at same time. The input options (script arguments) that I specify would essentially be like a global variable that would be used by multiple functions. Hope this clarifies?

  • JuanCR
    0 in reply to BRC7

    No, I'm sorry. I still don't see 100% clear what you want to do ... but I checked the syntax for the load function and there is no mention to additional arguments. So in principle the answer to your question is that it cannot be done. However, if what you want to do is to save time because the same argument is used by several functions, you could (like you say) first load the skill file, and then create/call a function that will load the values that you'll use with all those other functions. Not sure if I'm making myself clear. It would be a preliminary function that will create these global values for other functions to use. Would that work for you?

  • BRC7
    0 in reply to JuanCR

    I already tried what you're proposing but that's kind of two step process. Here's a realistic scenario that I'm trying to work with:

    I want to use a -debug flag which will print certain information throughout the process. If the flag is not specified, it does not print that information. This way, I don't have to keep adding/commenting print lines every time I want to debug the code.

  • Kirti Sikri
    0 in reply to BRC7

    Define a procedure debugPrintf which takes in any number of arguments and

    prints the arguments when the global debug variable is set to true as shown below.

    toDebug=t
    (procedure debugPrintf(@rest args)
      (if toDebug
       apply( 'printf args )
      )
    )

    Calling the function is as follows.

    debugPrintf("Variable value is %L\n" cell1)

    bebugPrintf("Found subclass %s for class %s\n" value className)

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  • Kirti Sikri
    0 in reply to BRC7

    Define a procedure debugPrintf which takes in any number of arguments and

    prints the arguments when the global debug variable is set to true as shown below.

    toDebug=t
    (procedure debugPrintf(@rest args)
      (if toDebug
       apply( 'printf args )
      )
    )

    Calling the function is as follows.

    debugPrintf("Variable value is %L\n" cell1)

    bebugPrintf("Found subclass %s for class %s\n" value className)

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