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

[Dirk Munk]

Joukj wrote:
> 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

Shouldn't you add a "&" to the command line?

exec { /$disk6/joukj/public/xcrysden.xcrysden/bin/ftnunit } &

The manual states "The & must be the last argument - you can use all 
other types of arguments in front of it. "