Scan syntax seemingly not working in MadGraph 2.2.3

Hi,

This syntax was introduced in 2.3.3.

So you can either update your version of MG5, or not using the scan function and follow the instructions here:
https://answers.launchpad.net/mg5amcnlo/+faq/2186

Cheers,

Olivier

> On Feb 25, 2016, at 00:32, pvischia <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> New question #286764 on MadGraph5_aMC@NLO:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/mg5amcnlo/+question/286764
>
> Hi,
>
> I did put the few files I will be referring to at the link: http://vischia.web.cern.ch/vischia/madgraphIssue/
>
> I want to simulate ee --> h1 Z --> bbar Z events at an e+e- collider, in the 2HDM type II model. You can find the directory containing the model at the given link.
>
> I want to make a scan over tanbeta, and modify the sinbma from 0.1 to 1.
>
> What I do is outlined in the setCards.sh script you can find at the given link.
>
> Briefly, I run mg5_aMC on the proc_card.dat, I copy the madspin card at the output directory (because somehow madgraph does not pick up the existence of madspin_card.dat in the directory I run proc_card.dat from), then I edit the param_card.dat file that has been created in the output directory (Rui/Cards/param_card.dat) for adding the scan, resulting in having the lines
>
> Block frblock
> 1 scan:[1, 2, 3] # tanbeta
> 2 1.0 # sinbma
>
> in the file (you can find the resulting Rui/Cards/param_card.dat at the given link under the name resulting_param_card.dat), and then i cd into the output directory and run generate_events.
>
> Unfortunately, after opening the web page and while compiling the code, madgraph fails with the following error:
>
> """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
> gfortran -O -w -fbounds-check -fPIC -ffixed-line-length-132 -c -o rw_para.o rw_para.f
> ../param_card.inc:11.6:
> Included at param_read.inc:5:
> Included at rw_para.f:25:
>
> MDL_TANBETA = SCAN:[1, 2, 3]
> 1
> Error: Unclassifiable statement at (1)
> makefile:23: recipe for target 'rw_para.o' failed
> make[1]: *** [rw_para.o] Error 1
> """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
>
>
> Does anyone have any hint on how can I solve this? I searched several times but could not find a solution.
>
> I am really stuck.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestion!
>
> Best regards,
> Pietro
>
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Dammit, I overlooked the "How to make a parameter scan", I did read 2.2.3 instead of 2.3.3.

My apologies for the noise :(

With 2.3.3 indeed it does work fine.

Thanks!

Best,
Pietro