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Old 05-03-2007
calling sqlplus from within a for loop
i'm not new to programming, but i AM new to unix scripting. here's my deal.

this works:

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
echo "HELLO"

/oracle_home/bin/sqlplus username/password@MYDB<<EOF
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM EMPLOYEES;
EOF
exit

echo "GOODBYE"

this doesn't:

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
echo "HELLO"

for x in 1 2 3 4 5 
do

/oracle_home/bin/sqlplus username/password@MYDB<<EOF
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM EMPLOYEES;
EOF
exit

done

echo "GOODBYE"

i get this error:

yyy[9]: syntax error at line 12 : `<<' unmatched


why???????
# 2  
Old 05-03-2007
Make sure "EOF" does not have white space in front of it.
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# 3  
Old 05-03-2007
i tested both scripts and they worked fine, I don't see a reason why this has something to do
with the loop, since it's absolutely the same, the loop just runs one time because of the exit, I don't see the sense of script nr2 Smilie
# 4  
Old 05-03-2007
shell/ksh can be picky about the end of a here document.
Make sure there is not white space before or after the "EOF"
Last edited by kahuna; 05-03-2007 at 03:29 PM.. Reason: Additional info
# 5  
Old 05-03-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by funksen
i tested both scripts and they worked fine, I don't see a reason why this has something to do
with the loop, since it's absolutely the same, the loop just runs one time because of the exit, I don't see the sense of script nr2 Smilie

the reason the script doesn't accomplish anything is because it's a stripped down version of the real script. i can't go posting sensitive information on here! Smilie


i've f'd around with this for hours. finally i created a new file, typed the same thing, executed it, and it worked!!! Smilie

i'm about to lose my mind over here...
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