pass variable script argument to another script then pass to program

pass variable script argument to another script then pass to program

After reading through numerous bash script threads and help sites, I
cannot find a solution that works.
I want to pass a variable argument 'i' from a script to another script $i,
then pass this to a program "$1". In the program I read the variable from
the argument vector (**argv) and then use this variable to modify the name
of output files as *_0, *_1, *_2, ..., *_n.
The idea is so I can have a unique output file for each instance of a
program. The program is parallel but due to limitations of the computing
resources, I need to submit one job for a maximum of four computing nodes
- or it will never pass through the que. So, I'd like to spin off 64
4-node jobs.
So far I have read topic on:
"-C option" Passing arguments to /bin/bash via a bash script
"pass arguments"
http://linux.about.com/od/Bash_Scripting_Solutions/a/How-To-Pass-Arguments-To-A-Bash-Script.htm
"start with argument $0 or #1" How can I pass a file argument to my bash
script using a Terminal command in Linux?
"pass arguments"
http://how-to.wikia.com/wiki/How_to_read_command_line_arguments_in_a_bash_script
After reading these, I feel comfortable with the concept but still it is
confusing how exactly the -C and -S command are used, or if they are used
at all; most examples exclude these.
This is my spinoff pre-script
#
#$ -cwd
#$ -S /bin/bash
#$ -pe fah 1
for((i=0; i < 2; i++)); do qsub test_S17_script.sh $i; done
side info: what is qsub
And this is my script
#
#$ -M duser@acme_u.edu
#$ -m bae
#$ -cwd
#$ -S /bin/bash
#$ -pe fah 1
./daedalus_linux_1.3_64 1 "$1"
So, the spinoff works fine, and generates the files. And, the script works
fine passing a constant ./daedalus_linux_1.3_64 1 1 but passing the
variable does not work. I do not know if the prescript correctly passes
variable i to the script. I don't know how to write to a error file from a
script - or if this is even how I want to check if the variable is passed.
The computing has no user interface so once it is in the queue I must rely
on error file outputs.
Thank you in advance for your help.