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Hi,
I wonder can you help me ... I have the following clearcase code that works on the command line:

Code:

ct mkattr -replace Four_Legs '"cat dog"' lbtype:Animal

however when i try to use it in my script it fails with the following error message:

+ ct mkattr -replace Four_Legs "cat dog" lbtype:Animal
cleartool: Error: Pathname not found: "dog"".
cleartool: Error: Invalid string value: ""cat".


What this code is trying to do is:
Create a clearcase attribute called Four_Legs that contains 'cat dog' on the label Animal!


The weird thing is, it works on the command line.
Any help would be very much appreciated - its driving me mad.

Thanks,
thegant

Can you show us your script?

Hi fpmurphy,
Just got the issue resolved - problem was i was using:

Code:

ct mkattr -replace Four_Legs '"cat dog"' lbtype:Animal

When i changed ct to cleartool it worked!!

Code:

cleartool mkattr -replace Four_Legs '"cat dog"' lbtype:Animal

Thanks for your help and interest..
kind regards,
thegant

Thanks for letting us know the solution.

Hi,
Can you please help?
Similar to the query above, but i am trying to use variables within a clearcase command:

Above--

Code:

cleartool mkattr -replace Four_Legs '"cat dog"' lbtype:Animal

My code--
However i am trying to use cat & dog as variables that are stored in the script:

Code:

cat=123
dog=456

cleartool mkattr -replace Four_Legs '"$cat $dog"' lbtype:Animal

The problem is I am explicity getting $cat and $dog, rather than the vairables i have them set too (123, 456).

Has any one any idea how i can resolve this problem??
Please.

regards,
spike

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