#! /usr/bin/env mpscript
# 
# This script changes the floating poing variable to the requested value.
#

import time

def main( record_list, argv ):

	if ( len(argv) != 2 ):
		print( "" )
		print( "Usage:  mp_var variable new_value" )
		print( "" )
		sys.exit(1);

	variable_name = argv[0]
	value_to_send = float( argv[1] )

	variable = record_list.get_record( variable_name )

	print( "Changing Variable %s' to %f " \
				% ( variable_name, value_to_send ) )

	tuple_to_send = ( value_to_send, )

	variable.write( tuple_to_send )

	received_tuple = variable.read()

	received_value = received_tuple[0]

	print( "Changed Variable %s' to %f " \
				% ( variable_name, received_value ) )