RE: Bizarre Error

[Julian DeMarchi]

OK.  I have some more info now.  Remember, my "t.m" == Peter's "function test" 
below.
 
1) Once the error happens, it keeps recurring (even before the input function 
is reached).  Running the script again boots out forthwith until "clear" is 
used to flush the script cache.
2) All alphanumerics work, except where numerics preceded alphas.
 
* * *
 
>> t        
a = 1
>>12334
userin = 12334
>>t        
a = 1
>>asdf123
userin = []
>>t                                                                            
a = 1
>>123asdg
userin = []
userin = []
userin = []
parse error:
>>> load -force testfile.dat
                        ^
parse error:
>>> load -force testfile.dat
                         ^
error: evaluating while command near line 26, column 1
error: called from `t' in file `/octave_files/t.m'
>> t      
a = 1
parse error:
>>> load -force testfile.dat
                       ^
parse error:
>>> load -force testfile.dat
                        ^
error: evaluating while command near line 26, column 1
error: called from `t' in file `/octave_files/t.m'
>> clear all
>> t
a = 1
>>
userin = []
>>

 

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Julian DeMarchi 
        Sent: Wed 2/12/2003 6:17 PM 
        To: address@hidden; address@hidden 
        Cc: address@hidden 
        Subject: RE: Bizarre Error
        
        

        Yes, I can now independently corroborate this (2.1.42):
        
        * * *
        
        >> t 
        a = 1
        >>0
        userin = 0
        >> t
        a = 1
        >>asdf
        userin = []
        >>t  
        a = 1
        >>123sdaf
        userin = []
        userin = []
        parse error:
        >>> load -force testfile.dat
                                ^
        parse error:
        >>> load -force testfile.dat
                                 ^
        error: evaluating while command near line 26, column 1
        error: called from `t' in file `/octave_files/t.m'
        >>
        
        * * *
        Note -- I used t.m instead of test.m, which is a "forge" function.
        
                -----Original Message-----
                From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden
                Sent: Wed 2/12/2003 6:02 PM
                To: address@hidden
                Cc: address@hidden
                Subject: Re: Bizarre Error
               
               
        
                Okay to make everyones life easier i have isolated the problem:
               
                i have written a new function that has the same problem:
                %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
                function test
                a=1
                while a==1
                loadline=['load -force testfile.dat'];
                eval(loadline);
                userin=input('>>','s');
                userin=str2num(userin)
                if userin==0
                return
                end
                end
                %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
               
                just create the file testfile.dat containing any old stuff then 
run this
                function. Test different strings...a string prefixed by a 
number produces an
                error.
               
               
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