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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting not waiting...why? Post 302258327 by mainegate on Friday 14th of November 2008 10:52:56 AM
Old 11-14-2008
not waiting...why?
My shell script is not waiting. I right click on a file and say convert it to whatever and it runs this script. It converts it using Compressor but I want it to wait until it is 100% done before moving on and it is not waiting. I have tried to put it in the background and using "wait". I have tried to check for the file existence of the new file (new file shows up prematurely...before the entire encoding has been done so this is out). Anyone else recommend anything else?

HTML Code:
#! /bin/sh
exec > /tmp/keith 2>&1
set -x
date
open /Applications/Utilities/Batch\ Monitor.app 

/Applications/Compressor.app/Contents/MacOS/./Compressor \
	-clustername 'This Computer' \
	-batchname 'FLV-480X360' \
	-priority low -jobpath "$1" \
	-settingpath '/Users/keith/Library/Application Support/Compressor/FLV - 480 X 360.setting' \
	-destinationpath "$2"

if [ $? != 0 ]
then
	echo "failure from Compressor...$?" | mail -s "$3 failed" myemail@email.com
	echo "Compressor failed"
	open /tmp/keith
	exit 1
fi 

if [ -s $2 ]
  then
   flvtool2 -U "$2"
open -a /Applications/QuickTime\ Player.app "$2"

open /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app "$4"
fi

echo "FLVTOOL2 returned $?"

if [ $? != 0 ]
then
	echo "failure from FLVTOOL2...$?" | mail -s "$3 failed" myemail@email.com
	echo "FLVTOOL failed"
	open /tmp/keith
	exit 1
fi
 

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service(8)						      System Manager's Manual							service(8)

NAME

       service - run a System V init script

SYNOPSIS

       service SCRIPT COMMAND [OPTIONS]

       service --status-all

       service --help | -h | --version

DESCRIPTION

       service runs a System V init script in as predictable environment as possible, removing most environment variables and with current working
       directory set to /.

       The SCRIPT parameter specifies a System V init script, located in /etc/init.d/SCRIPT.  The  supported  values  of  COMMAND  depend  on  the
       invoked	script,  service  passes  COMMAND and OPTIONS it to the init script unmodified.  All scripts should support at least the start and
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SEE ALSO

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