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Old 12-09-2009
Specified substitution not valid for
Experts,

In a script i get the following error:

The specified substitution is not valid for this command

Do you have any idea what is wrong with it?

Code:
TITLE="Code Checker" # Script Titel #
EXT="_UA99" # Eind van dirnaam #
FILE="job.dat" # Zoekbestandsnaam #
SEARCH="returncode 0" # Zoektekst #
DATUM=`date +%Y%m%d`
GEMEENTE="gemeentenaam"
GEMEENTECODE="1111"
DIR="/oradb/$GEMEENTE/pdds$GEMEENTECODE/voa/prog/data/"

.....
.....
.....

# Check of Dir bestaat
cd $DIR$DATUM*$EXT >/dev/null # this line gives the error
if ! [ "$?" = "0" ]
then echo "Unknown Directory '$DATUM......$EXT'" >> /tmp/checkfile_text.txt
stuurmail ERROR
cleanexit
fi

I hope you can help me,

With kindly regards

Klaasjan Boven
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Old 12-09-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by klaasjan
(...)
cd $DIR$DATUM*$EXT >/dev/null # this line gives the error
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Of course : You can't expand paths in cd.
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