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# 1  
Old 09-04-2014
Problem in staring a file name to variable
Hi All,

I have a script in which i want to store my file name in a variable named "FILE", below is the approach i am using :
Code:
mydate=`date +%d%m%Y`
DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
FILE=`"FOS_TSM_ZBH_TER_$mydate.csv"`
echo "$FILE"
echo "$mydate"

on executing the above script, i am getting :
HTML Code:
b.sh: line 3: FOS_TSM_ZBH_TER_04092014.csv: command not found
Why am i getting "command not found" when i am not really executing a command, just trying to store name i a variable.
# 2  
Old 09-04-2014
try
Code:
mydate=`date +%d%m%Y`
FILE="FOS_TSM_ZBH_TER_$mydate.csv"
echo $FILE
FOS_TSM_ZBH_TER_04092014.csv

# 3  
Old 09-04-2014
Thanks Makarand,

Its working fine. Could you please also explain the reason for choosing ""
# 4  
Old 09-04-2014
Because FOS_TSM_ZBH_TER_$mydate.csv is not command and is variable value
we generaly use ` ` to enclose unix command
# 5  
Old 09-04-2014
Not 'generally' -- always. That's they're for. ` ` run the text they enclose as a command.
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