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# 1  
Old 06-08-2009
Variables in paths dont get displayed
I have a variable embedded in a path, and when I print the path, the variable name gets printed out, and not the actual value. Here is an example.

NODE='database1'
j='/home/log/$NODE/alert$NODE.log'
echo $j

Result that I got : /home/log/$NODE/alert$NODE.log

Result that I expected: /home/log/database1/alertdatabase1.log

Can someone please tell me if I am forgetting something?

Thanks,

Moe
# 2  
Old 06-08-2009
try puting it in this way
Code:
NODE=database1
j=/home/log/${NODE}/alert${NODE}.log
echo $j

Last edited by vidyadhar85; 06-08-2009 at 06:42 PM..
# 3  
Old 06-08-2009
I did put it the way you told me, and when I ran it I got this

/home/log/${$NODE}/alert${NODE}.log

it printed it the way I wrote it. Same problem.
# 4  
Old 06-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by matabani
I did put it the way you told me, and when I ran it I got this

/home/log/${$NODE}/alert${NODE}.log

it printed it the way I wrote it. Same problem.
No chance buddy
which shell are you using??
and paste your code what you tried second time
# 5  
Old 06-08-2009
Its a hybrid shell thats posix compliant.

Here is the code

i='oakdrdb1 oakdrdb2'

for NODE in ${i}
do

j='/home/log/${$NODE}/alert${NODE}.log home/log/${NODE}/evmd/evmd.log'

echo "****$NODE****"
for APATH in ${j}
do
echo "Current Node: $NODE"
echo "Current Path: $APATH"
if [ `grep "ERROR" $APATH|wc -l` -gt "0" ];then
case $APATH in
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/$NODE/alert$NODE.log") echo "Alert log Errors: YES";;
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/$NODE/client/css$i1.log") echo "CSSD log Errors: YES";;
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/$NODE/crsd/crsd.log") echo "CRSD log Errors: YES";;
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/$NODE/evmd/evmd.log") echo "EVMD log Errors: YES";;
esac
else
case $APATH in
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/$NODE/alert$NODE.log") echo "Alert log Errors: NO";;
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/$NODE/client/css$i1.log") echo "CSSD log Errors: NO";;
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/oakdrdb1/crsd/crsId.log") echo "CRSD log Errors: NO";;
"/$ORA_CRS_HOME/log/$NODE/evmd/evmd.log") echo "EVMD log Errors: NO";;
esac
fi
done
echo"";
done
# 6  
Old 06-08-2009
this is what you expecting right??
Code:
home/vidya_perl> cat vv
i="oakdrdb1 oakdrdb2"

for NODE in ${i}
do

j="/home/log/${NODE}/alert${NODE}.log home/log/${NODE}/evmd/evmd.log"
echo "$j"
echo "****$NODE****"
done

running the code
Code:
/home/vidya_perl> vv
/home/log/oakdrdb1/alertoakdrdb1.log home/log/oakdrdb1/evmd/evmd.log
****oakdrdb1****
/home/log/oakdrdb2/alertoakdrdb2.log home/log/oakdrdb2/evmd/evmd.log
****oakdrdb2****

# 7  
Old 06-08-2009
Yes.....exactly!!!!!

-----Post Update-----

However, I just noticed that your prompt is vidya_perl, so does that mean you are using perl and not unix ?

I am new in unix, so I am not quite familiar with it. Is the way to do this the same on both perl and unix ?
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