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# 1  
Old 05-21-2010
Save output in a variable
Hi,
I have a 3rd party tool on Solaris 8. I am running it thorugh my script but I am not able to capture its output into a variable.

Like, I tried, but did not work.
Code:
output=`/usr/bin/myTool`
echo $output

Also, I tried saving in a file but when I run, output is always shown on the comsole.
Code:
`/usr/bin/myTool` > output.txt

Please let me know how do I capture in a variable.
# 2  
Old 05-21-2010
Maybe that tool prints it's STDOUT stuff to STDERR instead of STDOUT? Try
Code:
output=`/usr/bin/myTool 2>&1`
echo $output

and
Code:
`/usr/bin/myTool > output.txt 2>&1`

# 3  
Old 05-21-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by pseudocoder
Maybe that tool prints it's STDOUT stuff to STDERR instead of STDOUT? Try
Code:
output=`/usr/bin/myTool 2>&1`
echo $output

and
Code:
`/usr/bin/myTool > output.txt 2>&1`


Hi,
I tried this, but does not seem to work. Any other method ?
# 4  
Old 05-22-2010
Quote:
`/usr/bin/myTool > output.txt 2>&1`
The backquotes puzzle me. Are you running this command from a shell prompt or from within another script or executable?
# 5  
Old 05-22-2010
I want to run this command from a Shell Script in the CSHELL on Solaris 8 and want to store the output in a variable.
# 6  
Old 05-23-2010
Ah, you revealed a very important fact, i.e. that you are using the C shell. The syntax for csh is very different than that for bash.

Try the following:
Code:
set output = `/usr/bin/myTool`
echo $output

If you want to save output to a file the syntax is
Code:
/usr/bin/myTool >& output.txt

# 7  
Old 05-24-2010
Hi,
It does not seem to work.
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