grep -c "$iCurrDay" attempts.log

grep -c "$iCurrDay" /usr/local/wam/scripts/attempts.log

[v287980@attir50 /]$ grep -c "$iCurrDay /usr/local/wam/scripts/attempts.log 
3

typeset chDOW="${1:0:3}"
if [ "${chDOW}" != "Thu" ] ; then
     return 1
fi
return 0
}
pCheckAttempts ()
{
typeset fLog="${1}"
typeset iCurrDay="${2}"
typeset iNrOfAttempts=0
typeset iMaxAttempts=3
grep "$iCurrDay" "$fLog" > "${fLog}.tmp"

echo "$iCurrDay   $fLog "
mv "${fLog}.tmp" "${fLog}"
echo "$iCurrDay" >> "$fLog"
iNrOfAttempts=$(grep -c "$iCurrDay" "$fLog")

#echo "No. Of attempts: $iNrOfAttempts "
if [ "$iNrOfAttempts" -gt "$iMaxAttempts" ]
then
     echo "Attempts $iNrOfAttempts exceeds set maximum of attempts $iMaxAttempts"

return 1
fi
return 0
}

# ------- main
typeset chDate="$(date +'%a %d')"
typeset fAttemptsLog="/usr/local/wam/scripts/attempts.log"
if ! pCheckDOW "${chDate:0:3}" ; then
     echo "Error: This runs only on Thursday." >&2
     exit 1
fi
if ! pCheckAttempts "$fAttemptsLog" "${chDate:4:2}" ; then
     echo " Mail sent to IOC, Exiting script"
exit 2
fi
#iall stuff here
echo "1. Attempt $ (grep -c "$iCurrDay" "$fLog")" ## This is not working

echo "2. Attempt $iNrOfAttempts " ## This is not working 

echo "3. Attempt  (grep -c "$iCurrDay" /usr/local/wam/scripts/attempts.log) ## This is working in linux, but not in Solaris 10

echo -e " 1. command issued to bring down apps. \n 2. checking apps"

echo -e " 1. app1 down \n 2. app2 still running"
exit 1
echo -e " 3. app3 down \n app4 down"
exit 0

[v287980@attir50]$ ./testscript.sh 
17   /usr/local/wam/scripts/attempts.log 
grep: : No such file or directory
1. Attempt no.   
2. No. Of attempts:  
3. Attempt no. 2  
 1. command issued to bring down apps. 
 2. checking apps
 1. app1 down 
 2. app2 still running