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Old 10-05-2006
MAILX Body containing SQL results
I have a KSH script that runs a SQL script, then sends an email to me indicating that it's completed. I would like to modify it so that the body of the email will contain a count of the number of records Added, Changed, Deleted as a result of the SQL script.

Here's what I was trying, but it's not working...what am I doing wrong?
Code:
MESG_GOOD="Completed Successfully"

cntADD=sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;
cntCHA=sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;
cntDEL=sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;

content="Adds: " && cntADD && "Changes: " && cntCHA && "Deletes: " &&cntDEL

/usr/bin/echo $content | /usr/bin/mailx -s $MESG_GOOD me@here.com

Last edited by dstinsman; 10-05-2006 at 04:50 PM..
# 2  
Old 10-05-2006
Quote:
cntADD=sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;
cntCHA=sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;
cntDEL=sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;
I think above code won't do what you intended to do.

try this

Code:
sqlplus -s user/pwd <<EOF
spool /res.lst
select count(*) from tbl where..;
select count(*) from tbl where..;
spool off
EOF

Code:
sed -n "/--*/{n;p;}" res.lst | tr '\n' ' '| read cntADD cntCHA cntDEL

# 3  
Old 10-06-2006
I don't know about the SQL commands themselves however if you want to assign the output of a command to a variable, you need to use the backtick marks.

Code:
cntADD=`sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;`
cntCHA=`sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;`
cntDEL=`sqlplus -s user/pwd select count(*) from tbl where...;`

Since I write to multiple environments, I typically drop to the lowest common denominator so you could also use these instead of backticks but backticks are universal Smilie

Code:
cntADD=$(sqlplus...)
cntCHA=$(sqlplus...)
cntDEL=$(sqlplus...)

But it might not work with your specific shell.

Carl
 
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