04-08-2007
Pass argument to function
Hi,
Can someone please explain to me how I can get a function to recognize a file given as an argument to a script.
Suppose the script has the argument as follows:
sh script file
and the function is as follows:
function display_file () {
cat $1
}
and it s then called
#main program
display_file
I find that the only way that I can get the file into the function is to make a copy in the main program like so:
cp $1 temp
I have read some lit on functions but haven't come accross this type of problem as far.
Thanks in advance,
Knotty.
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tcl_allowexceptions
Tcl_AllowExceptions(3) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_AllowExceptions(3)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NAME
Tcl_AllowExceptions - allow all exceptions in next script evaluation
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
Tcl_AllowExceptions(interp)
ARGUMENTS
Tcl_Interp *interp (in) Interpreter in which script will be evaluated.
_________________________________________________________________
DESCRIPTION
If a script is evaluated at top-level (i.e. no other scripts are pending evaluation when the script is invoked), and if the script termi-
nates with a completion code other than TCL_OK, TCL_ERROR or TCL_RETURN, then Tcl normally converts this into a TCL_ERROR return with an
appropriate message. The particular script evaluation procedures of Tcl that act in the manner are Tcl_EvalObjEx, Tcl_EvalObjv, Tcl_Eval,
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mitted from the script, and they are returned without modification. This is useful in cases where the caller can deal with exceptions such
as TCL_BREAK or TCL_CONTINUE in a meaningful way.
KEYWORDS
continue, break, exception, interpreter
Tcl 7.4 Tcl_AllowExceptions(3)