Environment:

BASH version: GNU bash, version 3.2.51(1)-release (sparc-sun-solaris2.10)
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

OS: Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 s10s_u9wos_14a SPARC
Copyright (c) 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Assembled 11 August 2010

Script:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/bash

#-------------------------------------------------
# This sftp's the files to the remote server
#
#load global variables
#----------------------------------------------------------

Code:

DATE=`date +"%d%b%y,%T-"`
NEWER=/users/ACCOUNT/.newer
LOG=/users/ACCOUNT/aly_sftp.log
HOSTIS=`hostname`
EMAIL=account@email.com
SENT=0

#If hostname = production server then use one #account, if it equals anything else use the test account

Code:

if [ $HOSTIS = 'hostname' ]; then
  TOHOST='account@regular.host.com'
 else
 TOHOST='account@test.host.com'
fi

#grab the account used for the transfer and load just the domain name for logging later

Code:

TODOMAIN=`echo $TOHOST|cut -d @ -f2`

#check to see if there are any files named *.txt in the /transfer directory
#see if they are newer that the ~/.newer file and if they are send them via SFTP to $HOSTIS

Code:

for i in `find /transfer -name '*.txt' -newer $NEWER -print`
        do

#sftp any files found, if none found or all sent goto RESULT

Code:

sftp $TOHOST <<RESULT
                cd /inbound/
                lcd /transfer
                put $i
                bye

#make a log entry with a datetime stamp that each file was transmitted

Code:

echo $DATE$i "transmitted to "$TODOMAIN >>$LOG

#for each file sent increment $SENT by 1

Code:

 SENT=$((SENT+1))
RESULT

#If any files are sent email the user that the files were successfully sent else die.

Code:

if [ $SENT != 0 ]
then
        mailx -s "SFTP completed successfully" $EMAIL<$LOG
        echo $DATE"email for SFTP completed successfully sent">>$LOG
        touch -a -m $NEWER
        SENT=0
else
        touch -a -m $NEWER
        echo $DATE$NEWER "touched">>$LOG
fi
done

So this has been giving me fits and I just can't figure it out. I am sure it's a rookie mistake but I have been staring at it too long and can't find it. The bit I am having trouble with is the SENT variable increment and using to determine which part of the if statement to execute.

Doesn't matter how I change it SENT=0 when it gets to the second if statement and it always executes the first condition rather than the second.

It has something to do with global vs local variables I think but I can't figure out how to correctly configure it.

Any teaching would be appreciated.