Re: [Condor-users] ifThenElse in a submit file

[Dan Bradley <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ifThenElse() and other ClassAd functions and operators only work in 
places where Condor is expecting an expression.  The "executable" and 
"transfer_input_files" commands do not expect expressions.  
"Requirements", "rank",  and a number of other submit file commands do 
expect expressions.

Because it is not always clear from the user's perspective which things 
are evaluated as expressions and which are not, this is not an ideal 
situation.  There has been talk about making Condor accept expressions 
everywhere, but that change would not happen in the current 7.0 series.  
At best, it would happen in the 7.1 series.

--Dan

Brian Macherone wrote:
> Ben,
>
> We are selecting the proper binaries by using something like:
>
> executable = bin/hello_$$(OpSys)_$$(Arch).exe
>
> (would like not to have to call them all .exe as well, but it works...)
>
> What we are trying to do is control which files get transferred, wishing
> something like this would work:
>
> transfer_input_files = ifThenElse(OpSys == WINNT50,somefile.zip,"")
>
> My generic question is: does ifThenElse work in submit files?
>
> -Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ben Burnett
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 2:41 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Condor-users] ifThenElse in a submit file
>
> Hi Brian:
>
> Could you elaborate on what it is you are trying to do?  Are trying 
> to select the appropriate binaries depending on the execute machine?
>
> -B
>
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:condor-users-
> > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Macherone
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:37 PM
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> > Subject: [Condor-users] ifThenElse in a submit file
> >
> > Has anybody used "ifThenElse" in a submit file and if so, could you
> > provide a brief example? It would be handy for in our multi
> > os/architecture environment.
> >
> > Brian
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