Setting up a path in UNIX

I have the following script "test". When i tried to execute it, I am not able to run it. I dunno why ? Then i tried getting the first few lines of the script which is displayed below:

$head -10 test

#!/bin/ksh
PROG=$0;export PROG
ORAUSER=`get_inf_env INFORM_DB_ACCOUNT`;export ORAUSER
BATCH_HOME=`get_inf_env INFORM_DATA_HOME`

Now i was asked to set the path for the get_inf_env variable. Could some one help me in letting me know abt how to set up a path ? Any help wud be highly appreciated

Thanks

get_inf_env is not a variable, it is name of some utility being executed. I think your task is to set PATH variable, so get_inf_env can be run in the script without specifying whole path. To do so try:

PATH=/path/containing/get_inf_env:$PATH;export PATH

Add this line as the second line in your script.

So do you want me to include the path in the script itself which will probably take the following format

#!/bin/ksh
PROG=$0;export PROG
ORAUSER=`get_inf_env INFORM_DB_ACCOUNT`;export ORAUSER
BATCH_HOME=`get_inf_env INFORM_DATA_HOME`
PATH=/path/containing/get_inf_env:$PATH;export PATH

to set PATH
you have 2 solutions
The 1st is temp

$ PATH=$PATH:/pathto_get_inf_env:/somedir

The 2nd is permanent but it depends on your shell for bash as an example

$ vi ~/.bash_profile

then insert the following line

export PATH=$PATH:/pathto_get_inf_env:/somedir

$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/pathto_get_inf_env:/somedir' >> ~/.bashrc

or you can add the absolute path to get_inf_env in your script

Yes, it should be in the script, but not after get_inf_env lines, but before:

#!/bin/ksh
PROG=$0;export PROG
PATH=/path/containing/get_inf_env:$PATH;export PATH
ORAUSER=`get_inf_env INFORM_DB_ACCOUNT`;export ORAUSER
BATCH_HOME=`get_inf_env INFORM_DATA_HOME`

Thanx for all the replies..That was quite informative. Appreciated
But the thing which bothers me is I am not able to find the get_inf_env in the directory.. I have searched in all the directories. But still am not able to find the path for that particular utility..

Did you try this?

find / -name "get_inf_env" -type f

It will take a while to finish but it will find it if it is present on your server.

That was awesome..I am able to find the path of "get_inf_env". I am able to find the utility in 2 directories which are mentioned below:

/usr/infa/ie/bin
/usr/infa/dv03/bin

which 1 do i need to consider ?

Well, this question should be directed to someone knowing of the application you are using. I would try setting it to the first directory and see what happens. If the script is not running properly, then set it to the second one You can also do

ls -l /usr/infa/ie/bin/get_inf_env
ls -l /usr/infa/dv03/bin/get_inf_env

and see if the size is the same, which would suggest that it is the same utility stored in two places and it wouldn't matter which directory you chose.

Thanks for that.. it was of the same size. I have included the path in the script.

$ head -10 file
#!/bin/ksh
PROG=$0;export PROG
PATH=/usr/informent/dv03/bin/get_inf_env:$PATH;export PATH
ORAUSER=`get_inf_env INFORM_DB_ACCOUNT`;export ORAUSER
BATCH_HOME=`get_inf_env INFORM_DATA_HOME`

But am not able to run the script..Any help ?

#!/bin/ksh
PROG=$0;export PROG
PATH=/usr/informent/dv03/bin:$PATH;export PATH
ORAUSER=`get_inf_env INFORM_DB_ACCOUNT`;export ORAUSER
BATCH_HOME=`get_inf_env INFORM_DATA_HOME`

Jean-Pierre.

Thanks. I am done with that. But when am trying to invoke the script am not able to run the script :wall::wall:

$test
$

What are the possible ways of invoking a script?

Show us more about your script.

Jean-Pierre.

I hope this will suffice. If not I will show the entire script. Thanks

$head -20 test
#!/bin/ksh
PROG=$0;export PROG
PATH=/usr/informent/dv03/bin:$PATH;export PATH
ORAUSER=`get_inf_env INFORM_DB_ACCOUNT`;export ORAUSER
BATCH_HOME=`get_inf_env INFORM_DATA_HOME`

usage()
 {
          echo "                                                                                         "
          echo "__________________________ test_tool_compare_________________________________________    "
          echo "                                                                                         "
          echo "Usage... test_tool_compare (Release 1.0)  June, 2011                        "
          echo "This script generates output to support the parallel test of Partenon generated source    "
          echo " files with Source One generated files.  One test is run per file format.  The Partenon  "
          echo " file is loaded to Informent, saved off to another table, and the SourceOne file         "
          echo " is loaded to Informent and saved to another table.  The data in the 2 saved off tables  "
          echo " are manipulated to create tables, views and reports to assist an analyst with  verifying "
          echo " the parallel data loaded.                                                               "
          echo "                                                                                         "
          echo "The user is prompted to enter File Format, the SourceOne physical file name involved     "
$