Re: [HTCondor-users] $INT conversion failing in submit file

[Todd L Miller <tlmiller@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hereʼs my requirements line:
>
> ( substr(Machine,0,5)=="ARCWI") && ($INT(substr(Machine,7,9),'%d') <= 16))
>
> If I only use the first statement, only ARCWI machines are matched, but 
> I also need to limit to number 16 or less.

	As I understand it, $INT() is a macro and not a parsed function 
cal.  That means the literal text of everything to the left of the first 
comma inside the parentheses must be a valid macro (reference), and 
everything to the right of it must be a valid format string.  (I'm not 
sure if $INT() even properly nests parentheses, but based on the error 
message you posted, I'm guessing it doesn't.)  Something like the 
following in your submit file should work:

+MachineNumber = substr(Machine,7,2)
Requirements = ... ($INT(MachineNumber) <= 16) ...

	However, as ToddT noted, pretty much anywhere you can use the 
ClassAd function int() you should prefer it to the $INT() macro (which is 
intended for configuration files).

- ToddM