Passing a value from Unix into 4GL ?
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C43E83.05E46A68 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am searching the net, but can't find an answer yet. =20 =20 How can I run a 4GL, that will run a Unix command, and then keep the result of the Unix command in a variable in the 4GL ? =20 =20 Example: =20 =20 Let's say I have a script that does a word count (wc) on a file. I want to run this script from a 4GL program, and then use the result of the word count in the 4GL. =20 Should be simple, but I don't know how ... =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 Dirk Moolman Database and Unix Administrator MXGROUP =20 =20 "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of = thought which they seldom use."=20 -Kierkegaard=20 =20 ________________________________ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 976 Spam messages and set aside = 515 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com=09 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C43E83.05E46A68 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 77.95pt 1.0in 77.95pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>I am searching the net, but can't find an answer yet. = </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>How can I run a 4GL, that will run a Unix command, and then = keep</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>the result of the Unix command in a variable in the 4GL = ?</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><u><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Example: </span></font></u></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>Let's say I have a script that does a word count (wc) on a = file.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>I want to run this script from a 4GL program, and then use the = result</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>of the word count in the 4GL.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>Should be simple, but I don't know how ...</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>Dirk Moolman</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>Database and Unix Administrator</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>MXGROUP</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the = freedom of thought which they seldom use." </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'>-Kierkegaard </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> <br><!--Ella123--><hr><table border=3D"1" cellpadding=3D"8" = cellspacing=3D"0" bgcolor=3D"#FFFF99" bordercolor=3D"#999999"><tr><td = align=3D"center"><font face=3D"Tahoma,Arial,San-Serif" size=3D"2" = color=3D"#999999"><<</font><font face=3D"Trebuchet,Arial,San-Serif" = size=3D"2" color=3D"#006600"><b> ella for Spam Control </font></b><font = face=3D"Tahoma,Arial,San-Serif" size=3D"2" color=3D"#999999">>> = </font><font face=3D"Trebuchet,Arial,San-Serif" size=3D"2" = color=3D"#333333">has removed <b>976</b> Spam messages and s