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Old 09-05-2008
Need to call an Executable (.exe) using shell
Hi all ,

I need to call an executable (.exe) using shell script.

Actual need is i need to call that shell script and do an export of some tables

is there any way . the executable is datamover

Please let me know if there are any option !!
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Old 09-05-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by raghav1982
Hi all ,

I need to call an executable (.exe) using shell script.

Unix doesn't use .exe or any other extensions.
Quote:
Actual need is i need to call that shell script and do an export of some tables

is there any way . the executable is datamover

Use the name of the executable as a command:

Code:
datamover [ARGS]

That assumes that the executable is in a directory in your PATH variable. If it's not, add the full path to the file:

Code:
/path/to/datamover [ARGS]


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Old 09-06-2008
Use this syntex
> /<completepath>/scriptname [args if any]
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