unclear about *.tcl files

[cali]

Are they condsidered a script? or are they executables?
What does the tcl extension mean?

[tytyty]

tcl is a scripting language they are executables also when run by the tcl language interpeter.

i.e. both

[cali]

Ok so lets take this:
fixsub.tcl

When transferred to a tivo before chmod' ing it...is it considered script ?

[JJBliss]

Originally posted by cali
Ok so lets take this:
fixsub.tcl

When transferred to a tivo before chmod' ing it...is it considered script ?

Well.... they are scripts, much like batch files (*.bat) in DOS.
.bat files much like .tcl files are nothing unless they can be executed by an interpreter.

but:

Let's get to it...

what's the basis of the question?

Maybe we can help more if we knew where you were going with this...

[cali]

Well 2 reasons:

1. Fixsub on the NEW Series2 is said to be script runnable.

2. I have seen the modules for Tivolater 3.1 which contain a *.gz file with an installer script *.sh. You make the *.sh executable and run it, hence my confusion between script and executable.


So basically I realized I didnt know what each one is exactly, as im not a big SW guy.

I can read the tcl files, and *.sh and figure out what they are doing , pretty much like u said (ie dos batch files).

So all I am looking for clarity and understanding so I can move on to the next step.

cali

[JJBliss]

Well, now you have clarity.

they are both interpreted executable scripts (as opposed to executabe compiled binary).

Hope this helps you do what you need to do.



btw: the 31fixsub packaged for Tivolater is only packaged that way to aid newbies in installing the "script". The only thing ACTUALLY needed is the fixsub.tcl file. However, the 31Fixsub for Tivolater is slightly buggy and doesn't address the cron need (scheduled runniing of fixsub.tcl).

The version included in BlissTerPopper is slightly cleaner code, and will give you some ideas of how best to run that particular script if you rip it apart and see how it's done.

JJ

[cali]

Cool.

I know about the cron issue, but for now I just need to run it manually and then ill move on from there.

cali