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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Blank as variable/output when run from command line Post 302488469 by killer54291 on Monday 17th of January 2011 09:34:02 AM
Old 01-17-2011
Ahhhhh man not again. What a stupid mistake. Thanks.
 

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