[TS 6.5] iwsubmit howto use "-f filelist" with blank filecomments?

(TS 6.5 SP2 Patch 1614 on Solaris 9)

When you want to leave blank file comments, one can write

iwsubmit -c "global comment" vpath1 '' {vpath ''}+

I'm finding out that I can't use the -f flag with the same effect... I was hoping to use e.g.

iwsubmit -c "global comment" -f /tmp/filelist

with /tmp/filelist

vpath1

vpath2

vpath3

(so a blank, empty line between after each vpath), but that results in "Error reading file comment from input file for vpath: vpath1"

Is it a bug? Is there a workaround?

The reason I wish an empty filecomment is that then the global comment is shown in the file version history.

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Adam Stoller

(TS 6.5 SP2 Patch 1614 on Solaris 9)
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The reason I wish an empty filecomment is that then the global comment is shown in the file version history.

One could argue that that's a good reason not to allow blank comments - however - have you tried putting a single space character on the otherwise blank lines?

Frederik

The reason I wish an empty filecomment is that then the global comment is shown in the file version history.
One could argue that that's a good reason not to allow blank comments - however - have you tried putting a single space character on the otherwise blank lines?

IMO that (*) is a feature, and not something to condemn... Often I don't feel like commenting each and every file, but the global comment covers everything. This I've seen this behaviour in 5.5.2 and in 6.5

(*) if (file_submit_comment is empty) then show global_submit_comment in file version history...

But anyway, this is "off-topic"... Smiley Wink

I just want the same behaviour of the -f FILE feature as is available when putting the arguments on the commandline, or when using the GUI.

EDIT: using a single space char as file comment will result in ... having a single space char as file comment. The file comment is regarded as non-empty, and the single space char is printed in the file version history. Not what I want.

cheers, Fred.

Frederik

Support Case => Bug #69217, "Unable to supply a blank file comment when submitting files using iwsubmit with a file list".