running test.db problem

[forestmojo]

hi, mdavidsaver:

I try to run the example in testApp, like "../bin/linux-x86_64/softIocPy2.7 -d test.db". the output like following:
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)li:cnt"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)val:a"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)val:b"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)wf"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)async:cnt"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P):A-SP"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P):B-SP"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P):A-RB"
Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)li:time"
Starting iocInit
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EPICS R3.15.6

EPICS Base built Mar 10 2019

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/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scipy/init.py:115: UserWarning: Numpy 1.8.2 or above is recommended for this version of scipy (detected version 1.7.1)
UserWarning)
start <test3.WfSup object at 0x7effa3efe210>
test1 build for $(P)li:cnt
Record("$(P)li:cnt") (5, 4, 1)
VAL 0
$(P)val:a: Exception in add_record
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/python2.7/linux-x86_64/devsup/db.py", line 416, in processLink
return rec, mod.build(rec, args)
File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/testApp/test2.py", line 37, in init
self.driver, self.record = insts[args], rec
KeyError: 'AAAA'
$(P)val:b: Exception in add_record
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/python2.7/linux-x86_64/devsup/db.py", line 416, in processLink
return rec, mod.build(rec, args)
File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/testApp/test2.py", line 37, in init
self.driver, self.record = insts[args], rec
KeyError: 'AAAA'
PV: $(P)val:a scanAdd: I/O Intr not valid

PV: $(P)val:b scanAdd: I/O Intr not valid

iocRun: All initialization complete
epics>

my question is:

1. how to implement marco $P?
   2.pyDevSup does not support I/O Intr, why you set this in db?
   3.what's the meaning of "AAAA", is it arg for py file input?
   How to solve these erros? thanks a lot.

[mdavidsaver]

Add an argument "-m P=XYZ" before the "-d" to provide macro definitions. bin/linux-x86_64/softIocPy2.7 -m P=XYZ -d test.db

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On Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 11:26 PM forestmojo ***@***.***> wrote: hi, mdavidsaver: I try to run the example in testApp, like "../bin/linux-x86_64/softIocPy2.7 -d test.db". the output like following: Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)li:cnt" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)val:a" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)val:b" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)wf" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)async:cnt" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P):A-SP" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P):B-SP" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P):A-RB" Bad character '$' in record name "$(P)li:time" Starting iocInit ############################################################################ EPICS R3.15.6 EPICS Base built Mar 10 2019 ############################################################################ /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/scipy/*init*.py:115: UserWarning: Numpy 1.8.2 or above is recommended for this version of scipy (detected version 1.7.1) UserWarning) start <test3.WfSup object at 0x7effa3efe210> test1 build for $(P)li:cnt Record("$(P)li:cnt") (5, 4, 1) VAL 0 $(P)val🅰️ Exception in add_record Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/python2.7/linux-x86_64/devsup/db.py", line 416, in processLink return rec, mod.build(rec, args) File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/testApp/test2.py", line 37, in *init* self.driver, self.record = insts[args], rec KeyError: 'AAAA' $(P)val🅱️ Exception in add_record Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/python2.7/linux-x86_64/devsup/db.py", line 416, in processLink return rec, mod.build(rec, args) File "/home/geyang/tmp/pyDevSup-master/testApp/test2.py", line 37, in *init* self.driver, self.record = insts[args], rec KeyError: 'AAAA' PV: $(P)val:a scanAdd: I/O Intr not valid PV: $(P)val:b scanAdd: I/O Intr not valid iocRun: All initialization complete epics> my question is: 1. how to implement marco $P? 2.pyDevSup does not support I/O Intr, why you set this in db? 3.what's the meaning of "AAAA", is it arg for py file input? How to solve these erros? thanks a lot. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#23>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABBZLH4JHNZ7SWP766A63FDQSJWRLANCNFSM4JJQZO6A> .

[forestmojo]

thanks a lot. If I want to try weatherApp, which value should I set to LOC?