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# 1  
Old 11-03-2008
need help with script
Hi
I need to extract file name from the whole path .
which is like :

/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample

this is the whole path and i need to extract file name InputSample from the path. I am passing this path as a 2nd parameter while running the script.

Can anubody help me with this.
# 2  
Old 11-03-2008
You can use the basename command.
# 3  
Old 11-03-2008
Thnx Dangral, I appreciate ur help
# 4  
Old 11-03-2008
Hi Dangral,
I used basename command as following, but in this way script is opening this file and fetching some columns from the file and showing error.
InputFileName=basename $1

and error is

/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1: INSERT,: not found.


where INSERT is in the first column of InputSample1 file.

Can you help me with this please
# 5  
Old 11-03-2008
Hi,
it would help if You presented more of Your code, for example
InputFileName=basename $1
is an error in itself as I see it.
Maybe $1 contains the value INSERT, ?

/Lakris
# 6  
Old 11-04-2008
Hi Lakris,
Thanks for reply..
here is code i'm using to extract filename:

echo $1

InputFileName=basename $1
echo $InputFileName

in here when i echo $1 , it is showing file name with path:

/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt

but echo $InputFileName is showing all the following errors:

/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt: INSERT,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[2]: INSERT,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[3]: INSERT,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[4]: INSERT,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[5]: INSERT,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[6]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[7]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[8]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[9]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[10]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[11]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[12]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[13]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[14]: UPDATE,: not found.
/data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt[15]: UPDATE,: not found.


where INSERT and UPDATE are in the first column of InputSample1.txt.

so, I don't know what is the problem with my code..
# 7  
Old 11-04-2008
Yes, but the statement
InputFileName=basename $1
doesn't set InputFileName to /data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt
it sets it to "basename" and then tries to "run" $1, that is, the file /data/ds/dpr_bir2core17_dev/landing/region/InputSample1.txt.

What You need is
InputFileName=$(basename $1)
to set InputFileName to InputSample1.txt, ie the result of the command basename $1.

/Lakris
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