Re: ferret in batch mode on Redhat 6.2

[Jörg Kaduk <joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Reolof,

I do know your script, but this typically happens to me, if I forget
to put a "quit" at the end of the script.
I think, ferret then still has the files open and GKS gets confused.
'hope that helps,
Joerg


Roelof Burger wrote:
> 
> Dear ferreters,
> i'm trying to run ferret from batch mode
> 
> i want to run a ferret go file out of linux - without any graphic display, only
> hardcopy and returning to shell (not stay in ferret).
> 
> ferret -batch < pos.jnl
> 
> should do the trick, but i stay in ferret (which hangs and does not respond to
> any input).
> 
> if i do and try to print the metafiles i get the following - with a blank page.
> 
> roelof@mst74 ~/ferret}Fprint metafile.plt
> greadgksm()  162 No item is left in GKS Metafile input
> GKSM item 3 is undefined
> GKSM item 3 is undefined
> greadgksm()  162 No item is left in GKS Metafile input
> ro
> 
> its also not working to do the notation as:
> 
> which is what i actually want to do.
> 
>             ferret_users@ferret.wrc.noaa.gov
>             Subject: ferret -batch vs Fprint
>             From: Peter Rayner <pjr@vortex.shm.monash.edu.au>
>             Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:23:41 -1000
>             Sender: owner-ferret_users
> 
> the same problem refered to in the archive by Peter Rayner above - there was no
> reply to this problem.
> 
> can anybody help? please
> roelof
> 
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