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# 1  
Old 06-18-2007
passing variable to my script
Hello everybody:
Im trying to run the following script on my sol9 machine:

Code:
line=''

((lineCount= 0))

export lineCount

more /tmp/MSISDNs | wc -l > /tmp/tmp

cat /tmp/tmp | read lineCount

export lineCount;

while  (( lineCount > 0 )) 

do

        line= tail -$lineCount /tmp/MSISDNs | head -1 

        export line

        /opt/msp/opt/SAmsp/bin/prosubm_add -ms $line -hs off -ug postpaid -saa off  -v

        ((lineCount=lineCount-1)) 

done

#

As you can see Im passing all lines one by one to an application called "prosubm_add " which do kind of checking and filtering for value entered by "$line". However, when I test $line or echo it I can get it correct value, and when I substiute it by an integer value It works, but only when pass it as variable it gives me the follwing error:
Code:
Parameter value for parameter with name ( -ms ) is missing.

Command execution stopped with error(s)

do you have any idea why its not working when passing variables??

Thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 06-18-2007
Code:
        line= tail -$lineCount /tmp/MSISDNs | head -1

looks wrong

how about

Code:
        line=`tail -$lineCount /tmp/MSISDNs | head -1`

# 3  
Old 06-18-2007
Thanks alot for your reply porter.
I tried it and still the same, If i tested the value of the variable before or after calling the application i can get the right value. but still unable to pass it to the application.

Thanks
# 4  
Old 06-18-2007
What shell are you using?
# 5  
Old 06-18-2007
Code:
line=''

((lineCount= 0))

export lineCount

more /tmp/MSISDNs | wc -l > /tmp/tmp

cat /tmp/tmp | read lineCount

export lineCount;

while  (( lineCount > 0 )) 

do

        line=$(tail -$lineCount /tmp/MSISDNs | head -1)

        /opt/msp/opt/SAmsp/bin/prosubm_add -ms "$line" -hs off -ug postpaid -saa off  -v

        ((lineCount=lineCount-1)) 

done

#

# 6  
Old 06-18-2007
Thanks alot guys.
Im using KSH, but as reborg mentioned, it worked seems I forgot the semi colon.
Thanks alot for all your help guys.
 
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