I was able to modify the solution in another forum to match my requirement.
I tested and this is perfect for me. I appreciate all your help.
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
WAITTIME=5
# run the idql command in the background, discarding any output
idql -n $REPOSITORY_NAME -Udmadmin -P"" -R"$DM_SCRIPTS/test.api" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
IDQL_PID=$!
# set up a timeout that will kill the idql command when
# $WAITTIME seconds has passed, unless it has completed before that.
(sleep $WAITTIME; kill $IDQL_PID 2>/dev/null) &
TIMEOUT_PID=$!
# wait for the idql command to either complete or get killed; read its return status
wait $IDQL_PID
RESULT=$?
# if the timeout is still running, stop it (ignore any errors)
kill $TIMEOUT_PID 2>/dev/null
# read the return status of the timeout process (we don't need it
# but running the wait function prevents it from remaining as a
# zombie process)
wait $TIMEOUT_PID
if [ $RESULT -eq 1 ];then
echo "something is wrong with $REPOSITORY_NAME, It seems to be down. Result - $RESULT"
elif [ $RESULT -eq 143 ];then
echo "Attention!!! ***$REPOSITORY_NAME seems to be HUNG*** Result - $RESULT"
else
echo "$REPOSITORY_NAME seems to be OK. Result - $RESULT"
fi
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LEARN ABOUT PLAN9
suspend
suspend(1) User Commands suspend(1)NAME
suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell
SYNOPSIS
sh
suspend
csh
suspend
ksh
suspend
DESCRIPTION
sh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
csh
Stop the shell in its tracks, much as if it had been sent a stop signal with ^Z. This is most often used to stop shells started by su.
ksh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO csh(1), kill(1), ksh(1), sh(1), su(1M), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 15 Apr 1994 suspend(1)