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# 8  
Old 02-20-2007
cron doesn't execute the .profile
a possible solution is to set the environnement before executing your script
Code:
* * * * * cd; . ./.profile; script.sh > /tmp/result 2>&1



jean-Pierre.
# 9  
Old 02-20-2007
The best way is to define PATH within your script.

I always circumvent these kinds of issues by always specifying paths to executables in my scripts thus:
Code:
FOO="/usr/bin/foo"
${FOO} -options > myfile

Search the forums - this comes up time and time again....

Cheers
ZB
# 10  
Old 02-20-2007
Sorry ZB. Can u explain what u r doing by this code?
sumesh.abraham
# 11  
Old 02-21-2007
I am defining the paths to each executable I use, and then using them as appropriate within the code - that way I do not need to worry about PATH as I'm explicitly defining the absolute path to each executable.

Here is a more practical example.

Cheers
ZB
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