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Old 02-04-2019
Script Parameter Pass to Another Script
How do I pass a parameter from one script to another script?

dbParam.ini
Code:
pUser=Magic
pPwd=Test1234
pNewPwd=HappyMeal

sample2.sh
Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
. .dbParam.ini
echo "user $pUser"
echo "current password $pPwd"
echo "new password $pNewPwd"

when run
Code:
$ sh sample2.sh
sample2.sh: line 2: .: .dbParam.ini: file not found
user
current password
new password

how do I pass a parameter from one script to another script? thanks.
# 2  
Old 02-04-2019
change the string
. .dbParam.ini
on
. dbParam.ini
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# 3  
Old 02-04-2019
it did not work.

Code:
sh sample2.sh
sample2.sh: line 2: .: dbParam.ini: file not found
user
current password
new password

--- Post updated at 09:25 AM ---

I got it working by changing this line
Code:
. .dbParam.ini

to
Code:
. ./bParam.ini


sample2.sh
Code:
. ./dbParam.ini
echo "user $pUser"
echo "current password $pPwd"
echo "new password $pNewPwd"

when run
Code:
sh sample2.sh
user Magic
current password Test1234
new password HappyMeal

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# 4  
Old 02-04-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by wtolentino
How do I pass a parameter from one script to another script?
sample2.sh
Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
. .dbParam.ini
echo "user $pUser"
echo "current password $pPwd"
echo "new password $pNewPwd"

when run
Code:
sample2.sh: line 2: .: .dbParam.ini: file not found

The problem is not the passing of a parameter from one script to another it is the usage of relative pathes in scripts. The line:

Code:
. .dbParam.ini

is problematic because the validity of relative pathes (here "." or the current directory) is depending on what exactly "the current directory" represents. Try replacing the line with:

Code:
. /the/path/to/.dbParam.ini

and it will work regardless of where you right now are when you call the script.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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# 5  
Old 02-04-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by wtolentino
it did not work.
...
I got it working by changing this line
Code:
. .dbParam.ini

to
Code:
. ./bParam.ini

Apparently you deleted the wrong point. Smilie
Try neatly deleting the point and slash just before the file name ./dbParam.ini ,
leaving only the first dot a space and then the file name . dbParam.ini
Save and exit. Run your script again and share the results please
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