Re: st: postfile error

[Gary Longton <glongton@fhcrc.org>]

I think -postfile- is complaining about the double quotes around the temporary 
filename referenced by your local tempfile macro.

try instead:

.  postfile `memhold' funny str20 using `results'

- Gary

Jacob Wegelin wrote:

> I am trying to use post, postfile, etc.  I have copied the following 
> syntax directly from the help file, but it returns an error, as 
> documented below. What am I doing wrong?
> . postutil clear
>
> . tempname memhold
>
> . tempfile results
>
> . postfile `memhold' funny str20 using "`results'"
> "/var/folders/HR/HRdt7XjbGC4gfgEM2M7yWE+++TM/-Tmp-//S_04578.000001 
> invalid name
> r(198);
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