Login or Register to Ask a Question and Join Our Community


Shell Programming and Scripting

error running shell script

Login to Discuss or Reply to this Discussion in Our Community

 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting error running shell script
# 1  
Old 05-12-2010
error running shell script
how can i fix this error.
Code:
+ f_Delete
resync-printers.ksh[2]: test: argument expected
lpadmin: Expected printer or class after '-x' option!
resync-printers.ksh[7]: test: argument expected
+ f_Create
resync-printers.ksh[2]: [0:  not found
lpadmin: The printer-uri must be of the form "ipp://HOSTNAME/printers/PRINTERNAME
".
         Printer  created

trying to execute a function
# 2  
Old 05-12-2010
Hi.

You need spaces either side of [ and ] in a test.

It would be easier if you posted the code instead of just the error.
# 3  
Old 05-12-2010
ok here is code. calling a function
Code:
f_Delete()
{
 if ["$printer" -ne 1 ]; then
      echo "\n\t $printer to be deleted"
      return 0
   else
      $BIN/lpadmin -x $printer
      if [ $printer = " ${printer}" ]; then
      echo "\n\t Deleting printer $Printer !!!"
      return 1
      fi
 fi
}

I suspect that there is some syntax errors within this function but not sure where?
# 4  
Old 05-12-2010
There is a missing space after [ in your first test :
Code:
 if [ "$printer" -ne 1 ]; then


I don't understand what you try to do with this test :
Code:
      if [ $printer = " ${printer}" ]; then

Jean-Pierre.
# 5  
Old 05-12-2010
Hi.

As I said, you need spaces around [ and ]

Code:
if ["$printer" -ne 1 ]

What is
Code:
if [ $printer = " ${printer}" ]; then

supposed to be doing?
# 6  
Old 05-12-2010
Good, added the space and it worked...but not doing the first function by deleting the printer with lpadmin -x command.
i did use the ticks as its a unix command
Code:
f_Delete()
{
 if [ "$printer" -ne 0 ]; then
      echo "\n\t Printer to be deleted"
      return 0
   else
      `$BIN/lpadmin -x $printer`
      echo "\n\t Deleting printer $Printer !!!"

Here is the current error received when running the script:
Code:
+ echo 0117bd1 2201bl7 5001bl1
0117bd1 2201bl7 5001bl1
+ f_Delete
resync-printers.ksh[2]: 0117bd1^J 2201bl7^J 5001bl1: bad number
         Deleting printer  !!!

what is the bad number?????Smilie
# 7  
Old 05-12-2010
$printer isn't a number?

Perhaps should be

Code:
if [ -z "$printer" ]; then
  ...
else
  $BIN/lpadmin .....
fi

(you don't need the backticks around $BIN/lpadmin)
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Error while running Procedure in shell script

Hi All, I am running the below proc in unix by connecting through sqlplus and the procedure is completing successfully. But when i am trying to run through shell scripting by using function. I am getting the error as follows. Please guide me where I am going wrong. #!/bin/sh opera () {... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: bhas85
6 Replies

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Cp not working in shell script but running perfectly from shell

Dear All, I have script. Dest="" IFS=' ' for translation in $(echo $MY_MAP) do t1=$(echo $translation | cut -d"=" -f1) t2=$(echo $translation | cut -d"=" -f2| cut -d"," -f1) if then Dest=$UNX/$u_product_path/$u_study_path/$UNXTR/$t2 break; ... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: yadavricky
4 Replies

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Changing shell from a script and running something from the new shell

Hi We use "tcsh" shell . We do the following steps manually: > exec ssh-agent zsh > python "heloo.py" (in the zsh shell) I am trying to do the steps above from a shell script This is what I have so far echo "Executing " exec ssh-agent zsh python "hello.py" exit 0 Problem is... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: heman82
5 Replies

4. Solaris

Error during running sqlplus command from shell script in Solaris

I am using following code to connect to oracle database from solaris shell script. which will try thrice to connect the database ...at the 4rth atempt it will exir=t. count=0 while ; do sqlplus -s $usrname/$password@dbSID <<-EOF | tee $logfile WHENEVER OSERROR EXIT 9; WHENEVER SQLERROR... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: millan
4 Replies

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Launcher Error: while running shell script

Hi Experts, I have a shell script which used to take oracle database backup, which is scheduled in a tidal scheduling tool. however it is throwing an error while triggering the job and getting below error in the log file. "Launcher Error: This is an internal function" shell script is... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: UnniVKN
1 Replies

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell script running command in different shell

Hi All, Is there any way where we can run few commands with different shell in a shell script ? Let's have an example below, My first line in script reads below, #!/bin/sh However due to some limitation of "/bin/sh" shell I wanted to use "/bin/bash" while executing few... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: gr8_usk
9 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

`(' unexpected error when running a shell script in AIX

Hi, We are moving from linux to AIX servers, and as a result testing our scripts on the new platform. When I run one of our scripts, I get the following error message: ./branchDataUpdate.sh: syntax error at line 21 : `(' unexpected Following is an extract from the script: ...... ........ (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: dawgfather80
1 Replies

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Error while running as shell script

Storage_Unit=`du -h /var/spool/cron/root|awk '{print $1}'|sed -e "s/^.*\(.\)$/\1/"` If then Size=`du -h /var/spool/cron/root|awk '{print $1}'|sed 's/.\{1\}$//'` for Size_rounded_number in $(printf %.0f $Size); do ROUNDED_Size=$Size_rounded_number done if #setting a threshold of say... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: proactiveaditya
1 Replies

9. Solaris

Running from Shell Vs running from RC script

Hi, i have a script which need to do behave differently when run as a startup process from init.d/ rc2.d script and when run manually from shell. How do i distinguish whether my script is run by init process or by shell?? Will the command /proc/$$/psinfo | grep "myscript" work well???... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: vickylife
2 Replies

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

error in running shell script in cron

#!/bin/bash CLASSPATH=. #CLASSPATH=${CLASSPATH}:${INSTALL_PATH}home/squidlog/CopyFile.java CLASSPATH=${CLASSPATH}:${INSTALL_PATH}usr/java/latest/lib/*.jar javac CopyFile.java echo "CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH" #home/wbiadmin/JRE1.4.2/j2re1.4.2_15/bin/java CopyFile /usr/bin/java... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: sari
3 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question