failure to write to output and only to console

[loloyohe]

I have two Tcl scripts designed to heat up samples in the first script, and save this to output. I then have a second script that reads in this output from script1 and then mixes and reacts the samples in the second loop. In the first script, the output writes nicely to a file (see output "Output_SW_HOT.txt"). In the second script, any output from the reaction (obtained via the "report" function) only will write to the console and refuses to write to the output. Any other text, including rewriting the input to the outfile is okay. It is just when I am trying to obtain the values with report that it will not write these values to output. 

I am (1) confused as to why this does this, and (2) even more confused as to why I don't have a problem with this in the first script. 

I am using GWB v. 10 React console to run the scripts.

Here is the first script for heating the samples:

#React script, saved Mon Dec 18 2019 by DDS
script
script start
data = "500nocSS.dat" verify

#Set up the input and output
set in_id  [open "SO4_SW_Spreadsheet.txt" r]
set out_id [open "Output_SW_HOT.txt" w]
fconfigure $out_id -encoding unicode
set in_id  [open "SO4_SW_Spreadsheet.txt" r]
fconfigure $in_id -encoding unicode
gets $in_id headers

puts $out_id "Temperature\tpH\tH2O\tNa+\tCl-\tSO4--\tH2(aq)\tMg++\tFe++\tCa++"


#Loop through remaining lines
gets $in_id aline
while {$aline != ""} {
   set i 0
   balance on Cl-
   report set_digits 4
   
   foreach a [lrange $aline 1 end] {
      incr i 1
      if {[lindex $headers $i] == "pH"} {
         pH = $a
      } elseif {[lindex $headers $i] == "H2O"} {
        H2O = $a [lindex $headers $i] kg
      } else {
         $a = [lindex $headers $i] mmol/kg
      }
   }
   
   temperature initial = 25 C, final = 250 C
   go
   puts $out_id \
              "[report Temperature]\t[report pH]\t[report soln_mass]\t[report concentration Na+]\t[report concentration Cl-]\t[report concentration SO4--]\t[report concentration H2(aq)]\t[report concentration Mg++]\t[report concentration Fe++]\t[report concentration Ca++]"
    gets $in_id aline


}
script
script start
close $in_id
close $out_id

Here is the second script for mixing the samples:

#Set up the input and output
set in_id2  [open "Output_SW_HOT.txt" r]
set out_id2 [open "Output_HF_SW_MIX.txt" w]
fconfigure $out_id2 -encoding unicode
set in_id2  [open "Output_SW_HOT.txt" r]
fconfigure $in_id2 -encoding unicode
gets $in_id2 headers

puts $out_id2 "$headers\tTemperature\tpH\tH2O\tNa+\tCl-\tSO4--\tH2(aq)\tMg++\tFe++\tCa++"


#Loop through remaining lines
gets $in_id2 aline
while {$aline != ""} {
   set i 0
   balance on Cl-
   report set_digits 4

   foreach a [lrange $aline 1 end] {
      incr i 1
      if {[lindex $headers $i] == "pH"} {
         pH = $a
      } elseif {[lindex $headers $i] == "H2O"} {
        H2O = $a [lindex $headers $i] kg
      } else {
         $a = [lindex $headers $i] mol/kg
      }
   }
   go
   pickup reactants = fluid
   temperature initial = 400 C, reactants = 250 C
   H2O = 2 free kg
   Na+ = 550 mmol/kg
   Cl- = 550 mmol/kg
   balance on Cl-
   Fe++ = 16.56 mmol/kg
   pH = 5
   swap H2S(aq) for SO4--
   H2S(aq) = 19.77 mmol/kg
   swap H2(aq) for O2(aq)
   H2(aq) = 19.1 mmol/kg
   Ca++ = 40 mmol/kg
   Mg++ = 1e-10 mmol/kg
   go
   foreach a [lrange $aline 0 end] {
      puts -nonewline $out_id2 "$a\t"
   }

    puts $out_id2 \
           "[report Temperature]\t[report pH]\t[report soln_mass]\t[report concentration Na+]\t[report concentration Cl-]\t[report concentration SO4--]\t[report concentration H2(aq)]\t[report concentration Mg++]\t[report concentration Fe++]\t[report concentration Ca++]"
   reset reactants
   gets $in_id2 aline
}




#Clean up.
script
script start
close $in_id2
close $out_id2

Thank you for your help and insight.

 

Output_SW_HOT.txt Output_HF_SW_MIX.txt SO4_SW_Spreadsheet.txt 500nocSS.dat

[Jia Wang]

Hello,

It seems like the issue arises from within the second script when the reset command is executed. When the reset command is not executed from within a .rea file, it will turn scripting off. When the pickup reactant command is used, the program implicitly runs the reset command. As a result, none of your simulation output are written to your output file.   

You can try adding the  ‘script start’ command after the “pickup reactants = fluid” line and “reset reactants” line to start scripting again.

We’ll evaluate changes to this behavior for future releases.

Hope this helps,

Best regards,

Jia Wang

 

[loloyohe]

Thank you, Jia. This worked great. Looking forward to moving forward.