Running UNIX Command In Informix 4GL

[samru...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I would like to know that how we can run a UNIX commands and capture
there return values in Informix 4GL.

Suppose I want File comparision command like cmp to check in 4GL &
capture a result which is 0 means both are equal in some variable , how
would i do this?

Else, the UNIX Command which returns last line of file & i would like
to capture/save this line in Informix Variable.

Please give me solution.

Thanks
Samruddhi

[Marco Greco]

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[ser...@moredata.pt]

Hi,

Use the RETURNING of the RUN statement.
Bellow you have an example that works.

--------------------------
MAIN
DEFINE retVal INTEGER
DEFINE keyword CHAR(20)
DEFINE command CHAR(40)

LET keyword = arg_val(1)
LET command = "grep ", keyword clipped, " *"
RUN command RETURNING retVal
IF retVal = 0 THEN
DISPLAY "Keyowrd ", keyword clipped, " exist on some file "
ELSE
DISPLAY "Keyowrd ", keyword clipped, " does not exist on some file "
END IF

END MAIN
--------------------------

Sérgio

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> the
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>
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[minnic...@aim.com]

Try using the RUN statement, it's in the 4GL manual online.

i.e. run "ls -l /etc" returning rc

Good luck,

Brian

>I would like to know that how we can run a UNIX commands and capture
>there return values in Informix 4GL.

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