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# 1  
Old 04-21-2012
sendEmail: Script and Array
I have a script that send email using sendEmail (CentOS shell)
script is:

Code:
sendEmail -vvv -u "TestCompany, Inc.: USB Added" -f user@domain.com -t To@domain.com -s ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com -m "USB Activity" -o tls=aut
o username=user3@domain.com password=password

So far this works fine.

Now i create a ConfigFile as follows:
Code:
Company=TestCompany, Inc.
FromEmail=user@domain.com
Password=password
ToEmail=To@domain.com
Smtp=ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com

and Now I modify my script as follow:

Code:
#!/bin/sh
i=1;
while IFS="=" read VAR VALUE
do
        VAR="${VAR// }"
        Values[$i]=${VALUE}
        let i++;
done <  ConfigFile

Code:
sendEmail -vvv -u "${Values[1]}: USB Added" -f ${Values[2]} -t ${Values[4]} -s ${Values[5]} -m "Test Email" -o tls=auto username=${Values[2
]} password=${Values[3]}

I get following error:
Code:
'25 failed: IO::Socket::INET: Bad hostname 'ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.comempt to ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com
Apr 21 12:11:35 box2 sendEmail[26378]: HINT => Try specifying a different mail relay with the -s option.

Now I'm unable to understand that why I'm getting this error. even when i try to echo Values it shows me correct values. Also when i run same command from command prompt it sends email...then where I'm doing wrong.? Please help. thanks.
# 2  
Old 04-22-2012
Personally, I'd quote the string "TestCompany, Inc." in ConfigFile

HTH
# 3  
Old 04-22-2012
There should be double quotes around the variable references..
Also, a command cannot be spread over two lines like that.

I do not think the quotes in the config file are necessary, since with
Code:
while IFS="=" read VAR VALUE

$VALUE sweeps up everything to the right of the =-sign

There are a couple of questions I would have are, like why are the values being put in a numbered array, why is a loop being used, why do spaces need to be removed from $VAR and what is the benefit of creating a config file format like that, in which only the information needed for a single email can be stored.

--
As a side note: the specified shell on line 1 does not match the syntax in the script, which is bash or ksh93. CentOS shell is not the name of a shell.
# 4  
Old 04-22-2012
1. I also tried using "". but I got same issue.
2. Command is not spread over 2 line. in CentOS it is just one line.
3. I tried using without array, loop and values (as given below) but again no success.
Code:
. ConfigFile
sendEmail -vvv -u "$Company: USB Added" -f "$FromEmail" -t "$ToEmail" -s "$Smtp" -m "Test Email" -o tls=auto username="$FromEmail" password="$Password"

4. I also tried bash but same result.
5. Config file is created as this program will be used by different resources so every1 can adjust parameters without opening source file. Also there are other tasks too that are using config file so one place is better for this kind of information.
# 5  
Old 04-22-2012
If you source it then indeed you need to make sure that space and special characters are protected from the shell like Habitual suggested:
Code:
Company="TestCompany, Inc."

# 6  
Old 04-22-2012
@Scrutinizer: Tried "" when sourcing file but no success.
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