01-30-2013
The first thing I notice is that you do "while [ $result ]", but haven't set $result anywhere - is this present in your environment?
Also, the body of the while[$result] doesn't modify $result, so it will loop forever if $result is true on entry.
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ns_foreach
ns_lctl(3aolserver) AOLserver Built-In Commands ns_lctl(3aolserver)
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NAME
ns_for, ns_foreach, ns_while, ns_lctl - Replacements for standard Tcl loop commands which enable monitoring and control
SYNOPSIS
ns_for start test next body
ns_foreach varname list body
ns_foreach varlist1 list1 ?varlist2 list2 ...? body
ns_while test body
ns_lctl cancel id
ns_lctl eval id script
ns_lctl info id
ns_lctl install command
ns_lctl list
ns_lctl pause id
ns_lctl result id
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DESCRIPTION
The ns_for, ns_foreach, and ns_while commands are replacements for cooresponding Tcl commands with the additional capability of monitoring
and control through the ns_lctl command.
ns_for start test next body
See the for(n) man page for usage.
ns_foreach start test next body
See the foreach(n) man page for usage.
ns_foreach varlist1 list1 ?varlist2 list2 ...? body
See the foreach(n) man page for usage.
ns_while test body
See the while(n) man page for usage.
ns_lctl cancel id
Mark the given loop to cancel at the next iteration, resulting in the loop returning with TCL_ERROR.
ns_lctl eval id script
ns_lctl info id
ns_lctl install command
ns_lctl list
ns_lctl pause id
ns_lctl result id
SEE ALSO
for(n), foreach(n), while(n)
KEYWORDS
threads, iteration, list, looping, cancel
AOLserver 4.5 ns_lctl(3aolserver)