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Whats wrong in this script ?
I think its not executing the if [ ] statement.
NOTE: you can replace any other command with 'dspmq' that i have written in my script.

Please help ASAP.

Why are you putting a dollar before the pathname in the if statement? Try:

what u mean by $/clocal/mqbrkrs/user/mqsiadm/sanjay/temp

I mean if temp is ur file name, why using "$"? the absolute path is enough.
and if ur file exists in temp directory, use the absolue path inside the quotes.

anchal

thanks buddy.

if [ -s "/clocal/mqbrkrs/user/mqsiadm/sanjay/temp" ]
Can you tell me the reason, why should not we put $ before the name of file, in such statements. ?

In the cat command that i have used, its working in the same manner as you said. Why the $ is creating problem, even here i want contenty of temp file should be given to the pipe.
cat "/clocal/mqbrkrs/user/mqsiadm/sanjay/temp" | mailx -s "$Subject" $MAIL_RECIPIENTS

Varun,
If you are using a variable and want to acces the value of the variable then only you need to put $ sign otherwise not needed.

suppose

path=/usr/bin/this

if you are using this path variable in ur script then you have to put a $ sign before that to access the value.
otherwise directly you can hardcode that value without the $ sign as you did in your if statement.

Thanks
Namish

the cat command itself displays the content of the file...
"cat test" will display the file content of test. and using pipe u are redirecting the contents to the next command ( mail in ur case).

for usage of $ follow the same rule as namishtiwari told.

so just for example and considering ur case
u define a variable like this
file_path=/clocal/mqbrkrs/user/mqsiadm/sanjay/temp

so in ur test command u need to use the value of the variable file_path which is the actual path of ur file. so u have to use "$file_path"

so ur command 'll be like this
if [ -s "$file_path" ]


its always a good idea of using variables instead of hardcoding the paths.
for both security as well as reusing of the code.


anchal