[Info-vax] Problem running application based on TCL/TK

[Joukj]

Hi all,

I'm trying to port an application top OpenVMS. The application consists 
of both compiled C/Fortran executables as TCL-scripts. The problem 
arises when a TCL-script requires to run an executable
i.e. by he command
   exec { /$disk6/joukj/public/xcrysden.xcrysden/bin/ftnunit }
These commands always fail. although the file
$disk6:[joukj.public.xcrysden.xcrysden.bin]ftnunit.exe exists and can be 
runned by
$ run $disk6:[joukj.public.xcrysden.xcrysden.bin]ftnunit.exe

Does anyone has experience using this exec command from TCL?
Did I made a configuration error in the application?
Does the exec command in TCL work for OpenVMS?


I tried both OpenVMs 8.4 on Alpha and IA64 with the same results
The application I'm trying to port is XCrySDen.
See http://nchrem.tnw.tudelft.nl/openvms/software2.html#XCRYS for more 
details how I did it.

                      Jouk