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Old 04-10-2011
echoing date command into file
I want to echo into file1 echo & date commands, which in turn will be echoed into file2 string and the current date.
So when I'll run file1 it will echo into file2 the commands 'echo' & 'date'
My problem is that the date command turns into the actual date value.

Example:
sybase@bo15:/bo15dump/BCPs/TESTING>echo "echo 'STARTING OUT TABLE: sick_funds_clients' `date` >> /bo15dump/BCPs/TESTING/MainLog.log" >> In2
sybase@bo15:/bo15dump/BCPs/TESTING>more In2
echo 'STARTING OUT TABLE: sick_funds_clients' Sun Apr 10 13:31:59 IDT 2011 >> /bo15dump/BCPs/TESTING/MainLog.log
sybase@bo15:/bo15dump/BCPs/TESTING>

The desired result is that In2 file should look like this:
echo 'STARTING OUT TABLE: sick_funds_clients' `date` >> /bo15dump/BCPs/TESTING/MainLog.log

Thanks :-)
# 2  
Old 04-10-2011
Try this,
Code:
 echo 'echo STARTING OUT TABLE: sick_funds_clients `date` >> /bo15dump/BCPs/TESTING/MainLog.log' >> In2

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# 3  
Old 04-10-2011
Thanks :-) It's working
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