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# 8  
Old 02-25-2006
dear blowtorch,

i modified my script with adding SATDATA path to my script.
after that my script is like this.
===========================================
# !/bin/sh -f
PATH=/opt/terascan/bin:$PATH; export PATH
SATDATA=/opt/terascan/pass/satel; export SATDATA
lspass > pas
peekauto > schedule \
num_days = '1' \
exit 0
=========================================

now i run crontab . another problem is coming. in log.

PASSDIR not defined is coming.

my PASSDIR path is /opt/terascan/pass .

what should i do.
# 9  
Old 02-25-2006
Dear blowtorch

i have added passdir path in my script.
please check the syntax .

# !/bin/sh -f
PATH=/opt/terascan/bin:$PATH; export PATH
PASSDIR=/opt/terascan/pass; export PASSDIR
SATDATA=/opt/terascan/pass/satel; export SATDATA
#PASSDIR=/opt/terascan/pass; export PASSDIR
lspass > pas
peekauto > schedule \
num_days = '1' \
exit 0

i have run the above script in crontab but the error

satsetup: PASSDIR not defined
satsetup: PASSDIR not defined

is coming.

please check and let me know.
# 10  
Old 02-25-2006
Huh. The syntax looks to be OK. The variables are getting the values that you are setting them to. You might be having some documentation/man pages for this particular software that you are using. Why not go through that?
# 11  
Old 02-27-2006
unable to solve the problem
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