10-03-2007
Thanks for the reply porter.
#!/bin/ksh - is standard for all of my scripts, so that's a given (in my case anyways).
The second option is my preference too, though the first was after wondering about the STDOUT issue.
Thanks for your help porter - appreciate your opinion and the feedback.
Cheers,
Cameron
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