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<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am trying to write
a bash script that will read values from a tc-vitals file and feed it
into my grads script. Can anyone give me tips on how to do
this? I'm not sure how to feed the varibales from bash into
grads. I have tried doing this in a bunch of different ways and
searched the users forum but I can't find any good examples.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Here's one
example, trying to have the date read in grads: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>in
bash:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>yyyy=$(date
+%Y%m%d$hh)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>/export/grads/bin/gradsc -blc 'run
gs.sf.surface.wind_mps'</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>in grads
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>date=
yyyy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>(i've tried 'yyyy'
and $yyyy)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>what else do I need
to put in bash or in my grads script to recognize that yyyy= 2010083112
?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Any help is greatly
appreciated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=436181120-31082010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Meredith</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>