how to exec .sh files

[Nate Kruse]

My unix guy created a .sh file that I’m supposed to call from a tcl script.  Has anyone used the exec command to call/run a .sh file?

Thanks,

Nate.

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[Bob Richardson]

Greetings,

Here is a method that we have used to call a Ksh script from a Tcl proc within a  running engine (process):

                 set cmd “/alin1hub_bin/datacenter_lab_down.sh”

                 catch {system $cmd} error

                 echo “system call status:$error for command $cmd”

Be sure that the script has execute permissions.

Good luck!

[Nate Kruse]

Thanks for the response.

I gave it a shot and error 127 is returned.  Have you came across that one?  Google isn’t doing much so far.

[Bob Richardson]

Greetings,

I have added a link here which talks about ksh error 127 – it appears that arguments may need to be passed to this script. I googled on “ksh 127 error”.  Link is: http://www.research.att.com/~gsf/man/man1/ksh.html

Is your script designed to be invoked from another program?  run interactively?  Maybe debug it before inserting it into your tcl program.

Here is another link for debugging: http://lekenutemekiset.homeip.net/~robertbratt/reference_library/unix_bookshelf_3.0/korn/ch09_01.htm

Hope this helps you out.

[Charlie Bursell]

From the ksh man page

127

-c and -s were not specified and the command script corresponding to arg could not be found.

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