Re: disp messages not shown during execution...

[Juan Pablo Carbajal]

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:13 PM, martine1212
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello:
> Strange problem over here....
>
> I have some disp ('message to user') functions that do not show up until
> after the script has finished executing.
> When I am debugging (step by step using a GUI) the messages show up as
> expected.
> But when I am running directly from the octave command line.... the messages
> notifying the user about the progress of the measurement do not show up
> until after everything is done.
>
> HP8510C data collection V1.0
> Configuration to be loaded
> CAL SET  1 will be recalled
> Full two port 1.85mm calibration
> 0.045 GHz to 50.000 GHz, step MODE, 801 points
> Averaging= 1, Smoothing= 1.00
> Source1 at -30.00 dBm, 0.30 dB/GHz slope
> Port1 extension = 0.00 ns and Port2 extension = 0.00 ns
> Port1 attenuator= 10 dB, Port2 attenuator= 10 dB
>
> Is this the required configuration (y/n)?? (Enter => y):
>
> After hitting "y" there are supposed to be some extra messages...
>
> Configuring 8510C.....
>
> Configuration done, starting measurement....
>
> But as I said they do not show up at all until everything is done.... which
> is not the intended use.
> I put some pauses but that does not help...
>
> Any ideas??
>
>
> Sample code
>
>    Configuration_string=sprintf(['\n\nHP8510C data collection V1.0 \n', ...
>     'Configuration to be loaded \n', ...
>     'CAL SET %2.0f will be recalled \n', ...
>     'Full two port calibration \n', ...
>     '%2.3f GHz to %2.3f GHz, %s MODE, %d points \n', ...
>     'Averaging= %d, Smoothing= %2.2f \n', ...
>     'Source1 at %3.2f dBm, %3.2f dB/GHz slope \n', ...
>     'Port1 extension = %2.2f ns and Port2 extension = %2.2f ns \n', ...
>     'Port1 attenuator= %d dB, Port2 attenuator= %d dB \n'], ...
>     Calset, F_start/1e9, F_stop/1e9, Sweep_mode, N_points, Averaging_factor,
> Smoothing_factor, ...
>     Power_source1, Power_slope, Port_extension1, Port_extension2,
> Port1_attenuator, Port2_attenuator);
>     disp('Make sure the calset matches the provided configuration');
>     disp('Some parameters are overwritten when a CALSET is re-called');
>     disp(Configuration_string);
>     Cans=input("Is this the required configuration (y/n)?? (Enter => y):
> ",'s');
> endwhile
> pause(0.5);
> fprintf('\n');
> #End of configuration input
> disp('Configuring 8510C.....');
> pause(0.5);
>
>
>
>
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you need to flush standard output (disp should have this on its body)

fflush(stdout)