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# 15  
Old 03-21-2008
Quote:
1. $PIDFILE format not correct for Perl? Currently commented out because it bombed.
What exactly do you mean by bombed? Didn't compile? Didn't produce the correct result? Resulted in an error? Did you try running the command from the shell prompt?

Perl is filled with traps for the unwary.
Code:
@LOGNAMES=map {glob($_) } {'fin*.log*','*twiz*.log*','nestl*','riesen*'};

Please stick with the original syntax. It it not helpful to post one thing, then run something different and complain that it doesn't work.
Code:
@LOGNAMES=map {glob($_) } 'fin*.log*','*twiz*.log*','nestl*','riesen*';

# 16  
Old 03-21-2008
Sorry, It would not compile. I have fixed that issue though by escaping out the $2.

Code:
$PIDFILE=`ps -aefx | grep logrot | grep -v grep |awk '{print \$2}'`;

Still having trouble with the LOGNAMES. But i am getting there.

No way i can stick with the original syntax, it has changed a lot. My last post has the current syntax with the above change in it.
# 17  
Old 03-21-2008
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Originally Posted by theninja
No way i can stick with the original syntax, it has changed a lot.
By original syntax, I meant for the specific line that was posted (@LOGNAMES). You added "{" and "}" which changes the way perl interprets the line. Please use the line below.
Code:
@LOGNAMES=map {glob($_) } 'fin*.log*','*twiz*.log*','nestl*','riesen*';

# 18  
Old 03-21-2008
You are correct kahuna, took out those two curly braces and it is working.
Now for a little fine tuning and I'll put it through a full test.

Great learning experience

THANK YOU ALL.
theninja
# 19  
Old 03-21-2008
I'd still like to know what this line is supposed to be for?

%ARCHIVE=('*.$MONTH.*'=>1);

wrapping a perl scalar in single-quotes is going to kill the variable expansion and treat it as a litteral string. And the "."'s are not interpolated as concatenation operators if thats what you were expecting, although it is unlcear what you are expecting.
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