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Old 08-09-2007
How to get a return value from the script in my master script
Hi,

Here is my program that is returning a DATE:

#! /usr/bin/ksh

db=tcore_dev1


bteq <<end
.logon $password_core
.export report file=$BTEQ_OUTPUT_FILE_$$

select cast(add_months(cast(substr(cast(max(closedate) as varchar(10)),1,8)||'01' as Date),1)-1 as timestamp(0)) from $db.repo
rting;

.export reset
.if errorcode <> 0 then .quit errorcode

end

var=`tail -1 $BTEQ_OUTPUT_FILE_$$ `
rm -f $BTEQ_OUTPUT_FILE_$$
echo $var
return $var


now when I am calling this script from my master script, some dirty data is coming.

Master Script:

#!/usr/bin/ksh

business_date=`getNextCloseDate`
echo Business_date is $business_date

Can anybody help to solve this.

Thanks in advance
--Mahek
# 2  
Old 08-09-2007
You should try the $? sequence to get the return code of a process
# 3  
Old 08-09-2007
How to get a return value from the script in my master script
$? will return the 'return code'
I dont need that.
I need the value of the date that I am calculating in my child script.

--Mahek
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