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Ecf Script
We will add a new task /test/f4/f5/t1.
Create new ecf script file $HOME/course/test/f4/f5/t1.ecf to use these variables.
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| %include <head.h> ecflow_client --label=info "My name is %NAME%" "My value is %VALUE%" "My date is %DATE%" sleep %SLEEP% %include <tail.h> | 
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Let us modify the suite definition file again
# Definition of the suite test.
suite test
 edit ECF_INCLUDE "$HOME/course"
 edit ECF_HOME    "$HOME/course"
 family f4
     edit SLEEP 2
     repeat string NAME a b c d e f
     family f5
         repeat integer VALUE 1 10
         task t1
             repeat date DATE 19991230 20000105
             label info ""
     endfamily
 endfamily
endsuitePython
#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
import os
import ecflow  
    
def create_family_f4():
    f4 = ecflow.Family("f4")
    f4.add_variable("SLEEP", 2)
    f4.add_repeat( ecflow.RepeatString("NAME", ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f" ] ) )
   
    f5 = f4.add_family("f5")
    f5.add_repeat( ecflow.RepeatInteger("VALUE", 1, 10) )
   
    t1 = f5.add_task("t1")
    t1.add_repeat( ecflow.RepeatDate("DATE", 20101230, 20110105) )
    t1.add_label("info", "")
    return f4
    
print "Creating suite definition"   
defs = ecflow.Defs()
suite = defs.add_suite("test")
suite.add_variable("ECF_INCLUDE", os.getenv("HOME") + "/course")
suite.add_variable("ECF_HOME",    os.getenv("HOME") + "/course")
suite.add_family( create_family_f4() )
print defs
print "Checking job creation: .ecf -> .job0"   
print defs.check_job_creation()
print "Saving definition to file 'test.def'"
defs.save_as_defs("test.def")
What to do
:- Type in the changes
- Replace the suite definition
- How many times will /test/f4/f5/t1 run?
- In ecflowview, try to modify the values of a repeat
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