From the error message "
invalid command: grave accent doesnt evaluate to scalar dep ge 50" its clear that
dep is not
scalar, The grave accent evaluation works only on a scalar
.
For example
[akshay@localhost tmp]$ ferret
NOAA/PMEL TMAP
FERRET v6.93
Linux 2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64 64-bit - 11/13/14
10-Feb-16 18:18
yes? let array = {1, 2, 3, 4}
yes? say `array`
**ERROR: invalid command: grave accent doesnt evaluate to scalar
array
yes? let variable = 134445
yes? say `variable`
!-> MESSAGE/CONTINUE 134445
134445
Hope now you can solve your problem