Re: [Condor-users] Complex syntax for arguments

["Kewley, J \(John\)" <j.kewley@xxxxxxxx>]

If you are on unix, change the executable to a shellscript
that echo each param in turn:
 
----------
#!/bin/sh
 
for i in $*
di
echo $i
done
---------
 
On Windows, best I can come up with is:
echo %1%
echo %2%
...
 
Anyway, what you originally asked for was:

Actual command-line arguments:
	weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff \
	-B "weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"
	-B "weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K "weka.classifiers.kernel""

>From this, assuming no typos, it looks like what you have would run into

trouble on a command line (external to condor) in any case, in fact I
suggest
that this could well be parsed as follows:
	weka.classifiers.meta.Vote
	-t somefile.arff
	-B "weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"
	-B "weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K "
	weka.classifiers.kernel
	""
Depending what argument parsing you are doing.

The " after -K should probably be escaped if you wanted
	-B "weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K "weka.classifiers.kernel""
and the same for the penultimate one.

How does the following work outside of Condor:
	weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff \
	-B "weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"
	-B "weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K
\"weka.classifiers.kernel\""

I am concerned by these "embedded" quotes, maybe you pass the -K
onto another process after? If so, then although the quotes can get
fixed, passing
arguments from script to script can lose which bits of text go with
which argument.
I am not explaining this too well, but you could end up with args like
'4"' (without the
single quotes.

I convert this to arguments = "weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t
somefile.arff -B ""weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"" -B
""weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K ""weka.classifiers.kernel"" "" "

How would the following work (on commandline)
	weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff \
	-B "weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"
	-B "weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K 'weka.classifiers.kernel'"

Finally try one of these for Condor:

arguments="weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff \
	-B 'weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4'
	-B 'weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K
'weka.classifiers.kernel''"
or
arguments="weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff \
	-B ''''weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4''''
	-B ''''weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K
''''weka.classifiers.kernel''''"

	remembering the rule:
	4. To insert a literal single-quote, you must repeat it
	   anywhere inside of a *** single-quoted *** section.
or
arguments="weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff \
	-B "weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"
	-B "weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K
\"weka.classifiers.kernel\""

I can make several other suggestions (including using ; and | for old
syntax),
but I need to know how you
want to group your arguments (this would matter if you are in vanilla
universe
and executable is a script for instance).

So for
	weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff \
	-B "weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"
	-B "weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K "weka.classifiers.kernel""

I assume the first 4 args are 
	weka.classifiers.meta.Vote -t somefile.arff -B
but is argument 5:
	"weka.classifiers.meta.AdaBoostM1 -S 4"
and should the final bit parse as 
	2 args:
	-B
	"weka.classifiers.functions.SMO -K "weka.classifiers.kernel""
or
	4 args:
	-B
	"weka.classifiers.functions.SMO
	-K
	"weka.classifiers.kernel""

or something else

Cheers
 
JK