Script not running in cron

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi All,

I have a script which is running fine while triggered manually, However if I placed
in crontab it throwing an error.

#!/usr/bin/ksh
set -vx
lc=1
st_date=$(`date "+%Y%m%d"`)
LOGFILE=/home/transfer.log.$st_date
file="/home/OM_WF.log.$st_date"

Manual run -

lc=1
+ lc=1
st_date=$(date "+%Y%m%d")
+ + date +%Y%m%d
st_date=20130606
LOGFILE=/home/transfer.log.$st_date
+ LOGFILE=/home/transfer.log.20130606
file="/home/OM_WF.log.$st_date"
+ file=/home/OM_WF.log.20130606

Cron run -

lc=1
lc=1
st_date=$(d./OM_ftp_transfer.sh: syntax error at line 8: `st_date=$' unexpected

Thanks in advance

2

Is that your full script? Error says line 8 and your code is in line 4.

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3

Full code

####################################################################################
#  This script will check the OM_WF.log file existence and if exist transfer
#  the dummy  flow.dat file to zwg38ser.
#######################################################################################
#!/usr/bin/ksh
set -vx
lc=1
st_date=$(date "+%Y%m%d")
LOGFILE=/home/transfer.log.$st_date
file="/home/OM_WF.log.$st_date"

if [ -f "$file" ]
then
  echo "$file found.Transfering low.dat dummy file at $(date)" >> $LOGFILE
        cd /home/
        echo "File created" >> $LOGFILE
        touch flow.dat
        chmod 777 flow.dat
        echo "FTP Process Started" >> $LOGFILE
 cp /home/infa_shared/OM_WORKFLOW.netrc $HOME/.netrc
        chmod 700 $HOME/.netrc
        ftp zwg38ser.comm.com
        rm $HOME/.netrc
        echo "FTP Process Completed" >> $LOGFILE
        rm om_workflow.dat
        echo "File flow.dat deleted" >> $LOGFILE
        exit
 else
while [[ $lc -ne 15  ]]; do
  sleep 60
  let lc=lc+1
print "Waiting for low.dat file  for $lc minutes at $(date)"  >> $LOGFILE
   if [ -f "$file" ]
then
   echo "$file found.Transfering low.dat dummy file at $(date)" >> $LOGFILE
        cd /home/
        echo "File created" >> $LOGFILE
        touch flow.dat
        chmod 777 flow.dat
        echo "FTP Process Started" >> $LOGFILE
 cp /home/infa_shared/OM_WORKFLOW.netrc $HOME/.netrc
        chmod 700 $HOME/.netrc
        ftp zwg38ser.comm.com
        rm $HOME/.netrc
        echo "FTP Process Completed" >> $LOGFILE
        rm om_workflow.dat
        echo "File flow.dat deleted" >> $LOGFILE
        exit
      fi
done
fi
4

You should use only parentheses or back tics, not both

st_date=$(`date "+%Y%m%d"`)

Best

st_date=$(date "+%Y%m%d")

ok

st_date=`date "+%Y%m%d"`

Edit: I now see that its ok in the full script.

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5

Hi All,

The issue happened due hashbang(#!) not defined at first line, now i modified and placed in first line. Its working in cron

Thanks.

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