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Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question!<br>
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I ended up putting the .gsf function script into my GASCRP directory and called it in my main script with: newday = convertday(fday).<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 30, 2014 9:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GrADS Users Forum<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [gradsusr] Custom (And Simple) Function Script Refuses To Pass Variable Back To Main Script<br>
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<div>I'm not 100% sure how returning a variable works when the function code is contained within a different script file, but when you call it, the syntax should be something like<br>
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fday2 = 'run /home/aaron/grads/day_abv.gsf 'fday<br>
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if that doesn't work, put the function code within the script you're actually running.<br>
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Also, you can try making newday a global script variable by renaming it with a leading underscore. Then you may be able to access it from your other script code just by virtue of having run the day_abv function in your script.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Perry, Aaron @ LSC <span dir="ltr">
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I'm currently trying to create a very simple function script (.gsf) where a weekday is changed from say "Sun" to "Sunday" and then plotted. I have sought help from a few people who are GrADS-proficient and they are as stumped as I am.<br>
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Here's what I'm dealing with:<br>
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<b>Function Script:</b><br>
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function convertday(fday)<br>
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rc = gsfallow("on")<br>
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if (fday="Sun"); newday="Sunday"; endif<br>
if (fday="Mon"); newday="Monday"; endif<br>
if (fday="Tue"); newday="Tuesday"; endif<br>
if (fday="Wed"); newday="Wednesday"; endif<br>
if (fday="Thu"); newday="Thursday"; endif<br>
if (fday="Fri"); newday="Friday"; endif<br>
if (fday="Sat"); newday="Saturday"; endif<br>
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return(newday)<br>
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<b>Command to function in main script:</b><br>
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'/home/aaron/grads/day_abv.gsf 'fday''<br>
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<b>How I'm attempting to plot the variable:</b><br>
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'draw string 2.60 8.05 Valid: 'thour' 'tz' ('thour2') 'newday' 'fday2' 'fmonth' 'fyear''<br>
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Also, I'm using <b>'q time' fday = subwrd(result,6)</b> to get the actual weekday name at the top of the main script.<br>
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This function should be working, as it's probably as simple as you could get for a function.<br>
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Any ideas?<br>
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Lyndon State College<br>
Class of 2016<br>
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