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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Setting variable for query using iSql / Korn Shell Post 302285725 by quirkasaurus on Monday 9th of February 2009 02:24:47 PM
Old 02-09-2009
Using my answer to #2.

Substitute a positional parameter like so:

% my_sql_stuff.sh first_arg second_arg

inside the my_sql_stuff.sh:

Code:
isql << EOF

SELECT some_stuff
  FROM table_some_thing
 WHERE some_field = "$1"
   AND something_else = "$2";

EOF

 

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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond- ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux. NAME
shift - shift positional parameters SYNOPSIS
shift [n] DESCRIPTION
The positional parameters shall be shifted. Positional parameter 1 shall be assigned the value of parameter (1+n), parameter 2 shall be assigned the value of parameter (2+n), and so on. The parameters represented by the numbers "$#" down to "$#-n+1" shall be unset, and the parameter '#' is updated to reflect the new number of positional parameters. The value n shall be an unsigned decimal integer less than or equal to the value of the special parameter '#' . If n is not given, it shall be assumed to be 1. If n is 0, the positional and special parameters are not changed. OPTIONS
None. OPERANDS
See the DESCRIPTION. STDIN
Not used. INPUT FILES
None. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
None. ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
Default. STDOUT
Not used. STDERR
The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages. OUTPUT FILES
None. EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
None. EXIT STATUS
The exit status is >0 if n>$#; otherwise, it is zero. CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
Default. The following sections are informative. APPLICATION USAGE
None. EXAMPLES
$ set a b c d e $ shift 2 $ echo $* c d e RATIONALE
None. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None. SEE ALSO
Special Built-In Utilities COPYRIGHT
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