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# 8  
Old 05-01-2013
It doesn't make any difference as I am still getting the syntax error

sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
# 9  
Old 05-01-2013
What is your OS and version?
What is in billdatecalc.sh?
What happens when you use
Code:
cmd="echo xxx " param

Does it work then?
# 10  
Old 05-01-2013
OS and version is

Code:
Linux 2.6.9-67.ELlargesmp #1 SMP Wed Nov 7 14:07:22 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

The shell script reads the input parameter being passed, checks for a particulat pattern and if found replace that pattern with a different value.

Code:
billdatecalc.sh


I tried this code
Code:
cmd="echo xxx " param

and still the same syntax error
# 11  
Old 05-01-2013
What does
Code:
cmd="./billdatecalc.sh \"" param "\""

produce?
Otherwise could you post billdatecalc.sh

--edit--
OK you say even cmd="echo xxx " param produces the wrong results, odd..

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