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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting script working periodically Post 302076165 by lf398 on Friday 9th of June 2006 08:57:19 AM
Old 06-09-2006
script working periodically
We have a strange problem that started happening a few months ago. We have a unix script being called from within a microfocus cobol program using the call "SYSTEM" cobol command. The problem is sometimes the script will run, sometimes it wont - without us changing anything! The other strange thing is that we have multiple other cobol programs calling the same script but with a different passed parameter and those ALWAYS work!

The one that randomly fails is :

CALL "SYSTEM" using "$LAWDIR/interface/law_intf/lawson_xfer apcheck".

one of the ones that ALWAYS work is
CALL "SYSTEM" using "$LAWDIR/interface/law_intf/lawson_xfer achremit".

The script being called is lawson_xfer and the parameter is the interface name.
When it errors on us, it gives us the error:

sh: 0403-057 Syntax error at line 1 : `(' is not expected.
$LAWDIR/interface/law_intf/lawson_xfer apcheck

Again, sometimes (but rarely) it will run fine without the error and we dont change a thing. Any ideas on why this would happen, especially where it will work every once in a while?
 

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