Running MadGraph using a script

Hi,

you should add in your script a line (at the top of the file)
generate_events

and then run it like this:
> <path>/bin/madevent <path>/settings.txt

./bin/generate_events is actually a script with some shortcut to ./bin/madevent which is designed to be retro-compatible with the old script which was present in MG4.

Cheers,

Olivier

> On Nov 13, 2017, at 16:42, JamesB <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> New question #660694 on MadGraph5_aMC@NLO:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/mg5amcnlo/+question/660694
>
> Hello,
>
> I think my issue is a simple problem related to running MadGraph using a script, which I need to do because I am submitting jobs through a batch system:
>
> I have created a process (imported model, generated, outputted) and now want to generate events using this script:
>
> <path>/bin/generate_events <path>/settings.txt
>
> where settings.txt is:
>
> pythia=ON
> set ptj 250
> set nevents 100
>
> I'm looking at particular events with high transverse momentum.
>
> But when I run this script the MadGraph interface doesn't use the information in the settings.txt file, and just displays the usual interface:
>
> | 1. Choose the shower/hadronization program: shower = OFF
> | 2. Choose the detector simulation program: detector = OFF
> | 3. Run an analysis package on the events generated: analysis = No analysis tool interfaced to MG5aMC.
> | 4. Decay particles with the MadSpin module: madspin = OFF
> | 5. Add weights to events for different model hypothesis: reweight = OFF
>
> A basic explanation of the best way to enter some simple parameters through a script would be appreciated. Copying the answers to previous questions doesn't seem to work for me. Thanks
>
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