[solved] Cannot use object of type PEAR_Error as array in ...cli.php line 57

[myles]

Cannot use object of type PEAR_Error as array in /home/ablazep/public_html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/bin/cli.php on line 57

The command I am running is (from within the civicrm module directory):

 nice -9 /usr/local/bin/php  bin/EmailProcessor.php -sdefault -uentitleduser -password activities

note that in place of 'entitleduser' I have an actual user name and for 'password' I have an actual password!

I have php ctypes enabled, so does  this means that the script is not finding the PEAR Console, which is in packages?

If so, is there something wrong with the script, or what else is setting the wrong path?

I also have settings_location.php in my civicrm root as follows:

<?php
define( 'CIVICRM_CONFDIR', '/home/ablazep/public_html/sites/' );

(following the recent note on http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC40/Command-line+Script+Configuration I've left out the closing php tag! though adding it in makes no difference)

[myles]

Agh, funny message -

error was actually to do with PEAR having difficulties parsing the script - there's an error in it

the parameter is -ppassword rather than -password

I've always been too damn innattentive to be a coder.

I've now got something else funny going on - but on we go!