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Hello,

I have problem in executing a shell script. When the shell script is executed at the shell prompt the script works successfully but when the same script is run as a cron job it fails to execute the files called within the shell script.

I have scheduled the job in my crontab file as

15 4 * * * /apps/scripts/scm_tools/validset/poa_product/software_product/spvs >
/apps/scripts/scm_tools/logs/software_product_vs.log 2>&1

The spvs file contents are

#!/bin/ksh

#Set DMDB to specify the Base Database for Dimenisons PDIFF command
export DMDB=intermediate/intermediate@PVCS


cd /apps/scripts/scm_tools/validset/poa_product/software_product

sqlplus intermediate/intermediate @/apps/scripts/scm_tools/validset/poa_product/software_product/spvs "%"

# write the initial lines to ptvs.txt to create PDIFF control plan Import file - see Dimenison PDIFF document

echo "#PDIFF3" >> spvs.txt
echo "#DATE 07-JUL-2007" >> spvs.txt
echo "#RESERVED" >> spvs.txt
echo "#RESERVED" >> spvs.txt
echo "#RESERVED" >> spvs.txt
echo "#RESERVED" >> spvs.txt
echo "\n" >> spvs.txt
nawk -f spvs.awk dpq.csv >> spvs.txt

echo "END_OBJECT" >> spvs.txt

#PDIFF command to import SOFTWARE_PRODUCT validset values
pdiff POA -load_cpl -d -l spvs.log -f spvs.txt

#clean up
mv *.log archive
mv *.txt archive
mv *.csv archive



The software_product_vs.log file contains

/apps/scripts/scm_tools/validset/poa_product/software_product/spvs[19]: sqlplus: not found
nawk: can't open file spvs.awk
source line number 1
context is
>>> <<<
/apps/scripts/scm_tools/validset/poa_product/software_product/spvs[45]: pdiff: not found
mv: archive not found
mv: archive not found
mv: cannot access *.csv
I am not sure if the problem is because of the child process being created.
All the files used have execute permissions on them.

Appreciate any suggestions on this.

Many Thanks.

I suspect that it couldn't recognize the sqlplus and the pdiff command in the script.

So check if you have declared the environmental variables like ORACLE_HOME and PATH. If not then export these variables in your script.

Hope this helps.

cron jobs do not run your .profile or equivalent. You must set up any environment you need or source .profile yourself.

Sourcing .profile in a cron job is not recommened

Instead, use full path to call bin like sqlplus

Iorcon,

Many Thanks for your help.

Porter,

Many thanks for your help.

matrixmadhan,

Thanks for your help. Can you please tell me what would be the knock on effect of sourcing a .profile file

At the moment I am using my sqlplus as

sqlplus intermediate/intermediate @/apps/scripts/scm_tools/validset/tstcm_product/software_product/spvs "%"

Let me know if i am not using the full path as told by you.