if (args.length <= cntr) break;
String pname = args[cntr++];
LoadableProgram lp = new LoadableProgram(pname);
lp.load();
// create a number of nodes with the same program
int max = StringUtil.evaluateIntegerLiteral((String)i.next());
for (int node = 0; node < max; node++) {
SensorNode n = (SensorNode)createNode(pf, lp);