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Operating Systems AIX Script runs in shell but not cron Post 302750395 by herot on Monday 31st of December 2012 06:50:43 PM
Old 12-31-2012
[Solved] Script runs in shell but not cron
We run some menu driven software that has the ability to batch menu paths and generate reports quickly. Normally you run a batch like:
Code:
$ BATCH BATCHNAME

The batch program then prompts you for the date you want the report run for. I got some help from some folks on IRC to do the following:
Code:
BATCH BATCHNAME $(date +%y%d%m)

This allowed me to run the batch using the current date without having to enter the date at the prompt (it auto-fills the prompt in effect). It runs fine from the $ (ksh) and it runs fine from a script (sh something). However, when I try to run it with cron it errors out with invalid date. I have tried calling the script from cron AND running the straight BATCH command from cron (both methods listed above). Why wont cron let me feed the above date variable to my batch program?
 

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atq(1)							      General Commands Manual							    atq(1)

NAME

       atq - Prints the queue of jobs waiting to be run

SYNOPSIS

       atq [-c	| -n] [-q queuename] [user...]

       The atq command prints the queue of jobs waiting to be run at a later date.  These jobs were created with the at command.

OPTIONS

       Sorts  the  queue by the time that the at command was issued.  Prints only the number of files currently in the queue.  Specifies the queue
       you want to use.

DESCRIPTION

       With no options, the queue is sorted in the order that the jobs are to be executed.

       When a privileged user invokes the atq command without specifying a username, the entire queue is displayed; if a  username  is	specified,
       only those jobs belonging to the specified user are displayed.

EXAMPLES

       In order to look at the queue created by the at command, enter: atq

       If there are jobs in the queue, a message similar to the following is displayed: root.62169200.a 	 Tue Sep 12 11:00:00 1990

       The extension specifies an at job.

FILES

       Main cron directory.  List of allowed users.  List of denied users.  Spool area.  Queue description file for at, batch, and cron.

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  at(1), atrm(1), cron(8)

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