Thanks again for helping me out.
I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this issue.
I have a SQL script that produces a list -however we are only interested in that list if the length is not zero
Here is the sql file named dailyBalance.sql
select * from Balance where TotalBalance <0;
Here is the shell script that calls it:
#!/bin/sh
rm -f /home/astrocloud/cron_scripts/dailyBalanceChk/dailyBalance.csv
mysql -uastrocloud -pThisIsMyPassword astrocloud_daily -B < /home/astrocloud/cron_scripts/dailyBalanceChk/dailyBalance.sql|sed 's/\t/","/g;s/^/"/;s/$/"/;s/\n//g'> /home/astrocloud/cron_scripts/dailyBalanceChk/dailyBalance.csv
Of course I have my own fubar way of going about it -writing a sql count of the list into a file then reading the file and if the file says 0 then don't email else email that csv list.
I hope I've given enough information.
Any suggestions?