CLIPS load and run program from file

Question

I'm using CLIPS (http://clipsrules.sourceforge.net/) for a university project, but I cannot run program directly from files, in this case I don't want to use the prompt to insert FACTS and RULES.

right now I'm doing this.

1. I open CLIPS ... CLIPS> appear on prompt
2. Load the file (load "FILE_PATH")
3. All FACTS, Rules and defFacts were inserted
4. Type (run) to let the program run and applies rules

Vasta

Answer 1

Place the commands you want executed in a file. For example, the contents of run.bat is the following:

(load file1.clp)
(load file2.clp)
(reset)
(run)

If you're using a command line version, you can execute the contents of the batch file using one of the following two commands:

clips -f run.bat
clips -f2 run.bat

Using the -f option will echo the commands to the command prompt. Using the -f2 option will execute the commands without echoing the commands to the command prompt.

Alternately, you can also embed CLIPS within a C program as described within the Advanced Programming Guide, http://clipsrules.sourceforge.net/OnlineDocs.html.

Jeremiahjeremias

In your if you load file1 and file2, you will get in memory all facts and rules in memory right, so when you (run) it will trigger all the rules and deffacts ? – Vasta

The (reset) command will assert all facts contained within your deffacts constructs. The (run) command will then begin execution of rules based on the previously asserted facts. – Jeremiahjeremias

You can add (unwatch compilations) to get a less verbose output when using (load) – Ivette