[CLOSED] Execute UNIX commands in fex

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[CLOSED] Execute UNIX commands in fex - some don't work

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December 09, 2010, 11:36 AM

Francis Mariani

[CLOSED] Execute UNIX commands in fex - some don't work

UNIX whoami
-RUN

UNIX cd /bicocwf/ibi/ReportCaster76/bin
-RUN

UNIX pwd
UNIX ls
-RUN

The change directory command does not change the directory - it stays at

/bicocwf/ibi/srv76/wfs/edatemp/ts000006

I am logged in with the directory owner User ID.

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Francis

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December 09, 2010, 11:47 AM

j.gross

I believe each UNIX (or !) command in the fex operates on a fresh shell instance, so the change of directory location does not carry forward.

December 09, 2010, 11:59 AM

Francis Mariani

Jack,

Thanks for that info. I was hoping that this could be rectified by only having one -RUN, but that doesn't work either. I suppose a batch command file would be the right way to do this, but I'm trying to run something that is on a server I cannot create a batch file on.

Regards,

Francis

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December 09, 2010, 02:34 PM

dbeagan

Looks like you can use ; as a command separator:

 !cd ../.. ; ls

and && as a conditional:

 !cd ../.. && ls

WebFOCUS 8.2.06

December 09, 2010, 03:17 PM

Waz

We have used ;, but have also build a script and executed it if there are a number of commands.

Waz...

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December 09, 2010, 07:33 PM

Francis Mariani

Thanks.

Francis

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