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Old 05-02-2012
bash "not found" error
In solaris, I am using a bash script which includes the following variable declaration. The script executes successfully on the command line, but when executed through the cron, I receive a "not found" error.

Code:
amt="`echo "scale=3;$numerator/$base*100" |bc |cut -d. -f1`"

Here is the output from bash -x <script name>
Code:
May  2 20:05:11 eqewrsdbp02 md_get_all.sh[1219]: [ID 702911 local7.info] .//md01/EL/MarketData/scripts/md_get_all.sh[422]: : cannot execute
May  2 20:05:11 eqewrsdbp02 md_get_all.sh[1219]: [ID 702911 local7.info] .//md01/EL/MarketData/scripts/md_get_all.sh[422]: 0/77904740*100|bc |cut -d. -f1:  not found

Last edited by Corona688; 05-02-2012 at 05:43 PM..
# 2  
Old 05-02-2012
What does your cron entry for it look like?

What is the first line in your script?
# 3  
Old 05-02-2012
Hi,
Here is the cron entry -

Code:
5,20,35,50 * * * * /md01/EL/crons/md_get_all_wrapper.sh > /dev/null 2>&1

First line in the script is

Code:
#!/bin/bash -x

# 4  
Old 05-02-2012
I bet it can't find cut or bc due to PATH problems. cron gives an extremely minimal PATH to things it runs, many of the usual commands you'd expect from a login won't be found. Make sure you set an appropriate PATH at the beginning of your script.
# 5  
Old 05-02-2012
Ok. Would it make more sense to indicate a source in the beginning of the script like

Code:
bc=/usr/bin/bc
cut=/usr/bin/cut

or explicitly state the path in the declaration-

amt="`echo "scale=3;$numerator/$base*100" |/usr/bin/bc | /usr/bin/cut -d. -f1`"
# 6  
Old 05-02-2012
Neither, really. What would make the most sense would be fixing the value of PATH at the start of your script so it can find them properly without that rigamarole. That's what PATH is for.

If /usr/bin is the only one you need to add, then:

Code:
PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"

# 7  
Old 05-02-2012
Ok. I tried sourcing the profile in the script like so because I figured there was something different in the cron. I will try using the code you provided.

Code:
source /etc/profile
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