The admb executable called with a path should be stripped.

[johnoel]

Currently, if the executable is called with the path, the inputs will be read from the executable path and the outputs would be written to the executable path.

For example,

~/run$ ~/bin/model.exe

model.exe would try to read input files from ~/bin, then write outputs to ~/bin instead of ~/run directory. The executable should read and write to the ~/run directory.

@jimianelli requested this feature.

[johnoel]

Hi @jimianelli and @Cole-Monnahan-NOAA, please test the issue165 branch. It should be able to read and write to a directory that is different from where the executable is.

[Cole-Monnahan-NOAA]

I built this branch, compiled simple then tried this:

C:\Users\cole.monnahan\admb\examples\admb>simple\simple.exe
Error trying to read in model data
This is usual caused by a missing DAT file

Is that what you wanted me to test?

[johnoel]

Move simple.exe to another directory (ie C:\Users\cole.monnahan\bin\simple.exe).

Then call simple.exe with it's full path,

C:\Users\cole.monnahan\admb\examples\admb\simple> C:\Users\cole.monnahan\bin\simple.exe

Check that program was able to read input files and write the outputs in the simple directory.

[Cole-Monnahan-NOAA]

Still fails. I should note this in Win10.

C:\Users\cole.monnahan\admb\examples\admb\simple>C:\Users\cole.monnahan\test\simple\simple.exe -version
ADMB Program: C:\Users\cole.monnahan\test\simple\simple.exe

ADMB-12.2-git safe libraries compiled with GNU C++ 8.3.0 (64bit)
Copyright (c) 2008-2020 ADMB Foundation and Regents of the University of California
Build date: Jan 12 2021

C:\Users\cole.monnahan\admb\examples\admb>C:\Users\cole.monnahan\test\simple\simple.exe
Error trying to read in model data
This is usual caused by a missing DAT file

C:\Users\cole.monnahan\admb\examples\admb>ls C:\Users\cole.monnahan\test\simple
simple.dat simple.exe simple.tpl

[Cole-Monnahan-NOAA]

I misunderstood your original request. The idea is you have one master .exe file and multiple directories with e.g., different inputs and you want the inputs/outputs to always be in the directory. Yes this works:

C:\Users\cole.monnahan\admb\examples\admb\simple>C:\Users\cole.monnahan\test\simple\simple.exe

Initial statistics: 2 variables; iteration 0; function evaluation 0; phase 1
Function value 2.4980653e+01; maximum gradient component mag -3.6127e+00
Var Value Gradient |Var Value Gradient |Var Value Gradient
1 0.00000 -7.2781e-01 | 2 0.00000 -3.6127e+00 |

• final statistics:
  2 variables; iteration 7; function evaluation 19
  Function value 3.4513e+00; maximum gradient component mag -7.0014e-05
  Exit code = 1; converg criter 1.0000e-04
  Var Value Gradient |Var Value Gradient |Var Value Gradient
  1 4.07818 -2.0898e-05 | 2 1.90909 -7.0014e-05 |
  Estimating row 1 out of 2 for hessian
  Estimating row 2 out of 2 for hessian