rcp:cast/4 example?

[andy allen]

Hi, all.

I'm looking for advice on a simple example of rpc:cast/4.

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I am trying to get the following code to execute:

call_ch_nodes_to_get_data(DataToPassWithCall) ->
    ?SYS_DBG(int_if, "mlgAmsCpt:call_ch_nodes_to_Get_data(~w)~n",
	     [DataToPassWithCall]),

    ChNodes = get_ch_nodes(),
    ?SYS_DBG(int_if, "Found the following nodes: ~w ~n", [ChNodes]),

    Module = mlgCpt,
    Function = trace_cast,

    [ChNode | Rest] = ChNodes, % Temporary hack for one node
    ?SYS_DBG(int_if, "Will cast to the node ~w, module ~w, function
                      ~w with the parameters ~w ~n",
             [ChNode, Module, Function, [DataToPassWithCall]]),

    X = rpc:cast(ChNode, Module, Function, [DataToPassWithCall]),
    ?SYS_DBG(int_if, "Result of cast: ~w ~n", [X]),

    nnn.

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SYS_DBG {mlgAmsCpt,680,int_if}, <0.20019.3> 27-Mar-2001 15:13:37.022072:
-- mlgAmsCpt:call_ch_nodes_to_Get_data ({{switch_dev_id, 1}, {channel, 
all}})

ChNodes = get_ch_nodes(), SYS_DBG {mlgAmsCpt,691,int_if}, <0.20019.3> 
27-Mar-2001 15:13:37.046248:
-- Found the following nodes: ['cp1-19@REDACTED']

SYS_DBG {mlgAmsCpt,697,int_if}, <0.20019.3> 27-Mar-2001  15:13:37.048843:
-- Will cast to the node 'cp1-19@REDACTED', module mlgCpt, function trace_call 
with the parameters [{{switch_dev_id,1},{channel,all}}]

SYS_DBG {mlgAmsCpt,701,int_if}, <0.20019.3> 27-Mar-2001  15:13:37.052683:
-- Result of cast: true

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To make certain that the function I am casting to works, I can call it with 
the following line from an Erlang shell:

mlgCpt:trace_call({{switch_dev_id, 1}, {channel, all}}).

It executes past a "SYS_DBG" statement, then crashes. But when I cast to it, 
it should at least execute the "SYS_DBG" statement, right?

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For the uninitiated:
1. rpc is a library in the standard Erlang distribution,
2. ?SYS_DBG is a macro that works like a printf.

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Thanks for ANY help you can give me!

Andy Allen
Ericsson, EUS/SA/BA

P.S. Has anyone considered expanding the MAN pages with simple hello-world 
examples of each library call?
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