On 8/20/2010 8:35 AM, barry newman wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 2:57 PM, barry newman<netlanlord AT gmail DOT com>
> wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Les Mikesell<lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
>> wrote:
>>> On 8/19/2010 10:47 AM, Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
>>>> Michael Stowe wrote at about 09:54:27 -0500 on Thursday, August 19, 2010:
>>>> > > I need to be able to start my mysql server after my backup is
>>>> > > complete , but I am also using a script to send email with
>>>> various
>>>> > > stats. Can I chain commands in this field ? I tried calling a
>>>> script
>>>> > > but it looses the variable substitutions for my email ($type,
>>>> $client
>>>> > > , etc). Was thinking converting this to an array in the code
>>>> but if
>>>> > > there is a quick fix I am all ears! Thanks
>>>> > >
>>>> > > -barry
>>>> >
>>>> > Wait, what's wrong with running a script? What do you mean "looses
>>>> > variable substitutions?"
>>>>
>>>> I think he needs to pass the variables he intends to use in his script
>>>> on the script command line (as ARGV's). Of course, he will need to be
>>>> careful if any of these variables require "protection" or if any of
>>>> them are pointers, arrays, hashes, etc. But if he is passing "simple"
>>>> variables without white space or other special Bash characters, it
>>>> should be easy to pass the parameters on the command line.
>>>
>>> Generally something like:
>>> script2 "$@"
>>> in a shell script would pass along the same positional parameters that
>>> the initial script received.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Les Mikesell
>>> lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com
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>>
>> I can't use mysqldump as the vendor does not provide username/passwd
>> for the database server (mysql on windows bleachhh). Yes basically I
>> stop the mysql server , back it up , and start after backup. But I
>> want to also use my email script that uses $type,$xferOK,$client,$host
>> etc after the backup completes. Both work fine individually just
>> looking to either concatenate them into a single call or call a script
>> that doesn't loose the backuppc variables. Also need the $sshpath
>> variable to start mysql at the end. I will try the "$@" and see if
>> that works. Thanks
>>
>> -barry
>>
>
> Still no go.. I am surprised no one has had this problem before.
> Searching the list and finding nothing. Maybe I will try to add it to
> the interface as DumpPostUserCmd2 but this seems like an overkill for
> a simple task. Let me know if you have any more suggestions... Until
> then I am brushing off my perl books :) .. Thanks
Can you add some debugging output to your scripts to see what the first
one receives as its parameters and how the 2nd one differs? Perhaps
just echo $#, $1, $2 (etc.) to files at the start of the scripts ($# is
the number of parameters).
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com
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