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# 8  
Old 10-02-2007
Code:
....
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/third-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/fourth-file.sh
do
     $d
     RC=$?
     if test "$RC" != "0"
     then
          echo "continue? [y]/n"
.....

You missed
(a) don't put \ on the last item of the list
(b) the "do"
(c) the running of the command itself

Smilie
Last edited by porter; 10-02-2007 at 07:30 PM..
# 9  
Old 10-02-2007
So creating a file called gendata.sh, chmod +x and looking something like;

Code:
#!/bin/sh
for d in    /usr/local/production/temp/first-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/second-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/third-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/fourth-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/first-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/second-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/third-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/fourth-file.sh
do
     $d
     if test "$RC" != "0"
     then
          echo "continue? [y]/n"
     read N
     case "$N" in 
        Y* | y* ) 
              ;;
        * )
              exit $RC
              ;;
      esac
fi
done

Should run all the mentioned .sh files and if any errors occur prompt for user input?

Thanks Porter Smilie

Jamie
JayC89
# 10  
Old 10-02-2007
One more line missing

after the running of the command "$d"
you need

RC=$?

before "if test "$RC" ...."
# 11  
Old 10-02-2007
Code:
#!/bin/sh
for d in    /usr/local/production/temp/first-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/second-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/third-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/fourth-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/first-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/second-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/third-file.sh \
             /usr/local/production/temp/newfolder/fourth-file.sh
do
     $d     
     RC=$?
     if test "$RC" != "0"
     then
          echo "continue? [y]/n"
     read N
     case "$N" in 
        Y* | y* ) 
              ;;
        * )
              exit $RC
              ;;
      esac
fi
done

chmod +x

Look good to you?

Thanks for all your help Porter, much appreciated!
JayC89
# 12  
Old 10-02-2007
Give it a whirl. Well done.
# 13  
Old 10-02-2007
Cheers Porter! Thanks for you help!

Last question, if I wanted to make an "Options page" where the user had the choice of 1 or 2.

Depending on there choice would decide on which scripts are processed and which are not.

So the user would ./script.sh and have the choice of option 1 or 2. If they choose 1 it would process script 1,2 and 3 or if they choose 2 it would process 4,5 and 6. Is this possible too?

Thanks again!
Jamie
JayC89
# 14  
Old 10-02-2007
You can make a shell script as elaborate as you want within the limitations of the "language" ... Smilie

This chap is doing some menus.... https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...-variable.html
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