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Old 10-13-2011
Error in calling a shell script from another script
HI,

We are using two shell scripts, script.sh,env.sh, where env.sh will be called inside script.sh. The variable inside env.sh is used as $var in script.sh.But while running the script its not identifying that variable. Is there any permission needed to call a script inside another script.

The script.sh will have something like
Code:
sh /path/env.sh
sh $var/runWF.sh

The script env.sh is having
Code:
export var=/rootpath

The error we got is
Code:
/runWF.sh not found

Please help

Thanks in advance
Priya
Last edited by Franklin52; 10-13-2011 at 03:31 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags, thank you
# 2  
Old 10-13-2011
Try this...
Code:
. /path/env.sh
sh $var/runWF.sh

--ahamed
# 3  
Old 10-13-2011
Calling script inside the script would invoke another shell which doesn't return the environment back to the parent shell after execution.

You should use the source.
Code:
source /path/env.sh

or 

. /path/env.sh

# 4  
Old 10-13-2011
Its working.. Thanks... Smilie
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