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Old 03-09-2015
sed command issue in script

Hi,

I am using sed command to extract data from my log file for a certain time interval. From and To "time" are my input arguments.
Now if i use the sed command on command line. I get the desired results and If i use it in script.It fails.
sed command as command line:
Code:
sed -n '/04-Mar-2015 12:51:08/,/04-Mar-2015 12:51:52/p' test.log | grep 'fail' >new.log

This one works fine.

In script , I am using
Code:
sed -n '/$FromTime/,/$ToTime/p' $logFile  > new_log.log

and as I input time while running script, I get below error
Code:
user@host> sh log.sh test.log 04-Mar-2015 12:51:08 04-Mar-2015 12:51:52
sed: 0602-419 Cannot find or open file 04-Mar-2015.

Can anyone help me what am i missing in script??I am new to scripting.Any help would be highly appreciated.

Last edited by Franklin52; 03-09-2015 at 10:14 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 03-09-2015
Use double quotes instead of single quotes to expand the shell variables:
Code:
sed -n "/$FromTime/,/$ToTime/p" $logFile  > new_log.log

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# 3  
Old 03-09-2015
Double quotes

No its not working . I am getting the same error

---------- Post updated at 08:42 AM ---------- Previous update was at 08:24 AM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
Use double quotes instead of single quotes to expand the shell variables:
Code:
sed -n "/$FromTime/,/$ToTime/p" $logFile  > new_log.log

I tested that wrong.. sorry.. I am still getting the same error

Last edited by oberoi1403; 03-09-2015 at 10:40 AM..
# 4  
Old 03-09-2015
Confused with your update. Is it working or not?
If not, what error are you getting?
# 5  
Old 03-09-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by clx
Confused with your update. Is it working or not?
If not, what error are you getting?
No, its not working.. I tested wrong. I get the below error

Code:
sed: 0602-419 Cannot find or open file 04-Mar-2015.

# 6  
Old 03-09-2015
More context, please! How do you translate the positional parameters $2 - $5 into Fromtime and Totime?
# 7  
Old 03-10-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by oberoi1403
Code:
sed: 0602-419 Cannot find or open file 04-Mar-2015.

Well, read the error again and guess. Its unable to access the file. Make sure its available. more precisely in the current directory.
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