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Subject:    Swatch-users digest, Vol 1 #108 - 2 msgs
From:       swatch-users-request () ucsb ! edu
Date:       2001-10-23 19:01:06
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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: exec and missing data (M Z Rahman) (M Z Rahman)
   2. RE: Swatch-users digest, Vol 1 #107 - 1 msg (Raul Saez)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 20:15:53 +0000
From: M Z Rahman <zrahman@partex.net>
To: Tom Roney <troney@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
Cc: swatch-users@ucsb.edu
Subject: [Swatch-users] Re: exec and missing data (M Z Rahman)

Let me post this to the list as I forgot to let you know that, it doesn't work 
if you put double quotes. If you give doble quote i.e. "$*" then swatch gives 
errors and exits. It works fine as '$*'.

Thanks.

Zia

Quoting Tom Roney <troney@ncsa.uiuc.edu>:

> Glad it worked for you, in which case we
> should write the mail list for the benefit
> of others.
> 
> Would you like to do this? or shall I?
> 
> Tom Roney
> 
> On Oct 22,  7:49pm, M Z Rahman wrote:
> > Subject: Re: exec and missing data (M Z Rahman)
> >
> > Hey, thanks a lot. Worked just fine. Although, it added an extra "\" in
> front
> > of each "(", but it served my purpose.
> >
> > Thanks again. __You are a LifeSaver__ :)
> >
> > Zia
> >
> > Quoting Tom Roney <troney@ncsa.uiuc.edu>:
> >
> > > You might want to try placing $* in single
> > > or double quotes:  '$*' or "$*"
> > >
> > > Not sure this will help, so I did not write
> > > to the maillist.
> > >
> > > Tom Roney
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:31:00 +0000
> > > > From: M Z Rahman <zrahman@partex.net>
> > > > To: swatch-users@ucsb.edu
> > > > Subject: [Swatch-users] exec and missing data
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I was trying to send the data from alog to a perl script as argument
> > > vector
> > > as:
> > > >
> > > > watchfor /Error: Multiple logins:/
> > > >          echo
> > > >          exec echo $* >> /mydir/myfile
> > > >
> > > > But, when I get the data in the perl script it send me trancated data
> in
> > > some
> > > > cases. For exmple:
> > > >
> > > > I get the following output from the "echo" line above
> > > >
> > > > Mon Oct  1 04:13:27 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas
> tcm)
> > > max.
> > > 1
> > > > Mon Oct  1 04:15:16 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas
> tcm)
> > > max.
> > > 1
> > > > Mon Oct  1 07:21:26 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [tair] (from nas
> tcm)
> > > max.
> > > 1
> > > > Mon Oct  1 08:40:35 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [eam] (from nas
> hiper)
> > > max.
> > > 1
> > > >
> > > > and I get the following output from the "exec echo $* >>
> /mydir/myfile"
> > > line
> > > above:
> > > >
> > > > Mon Oct 1 04:13:27 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas
> tcm)
> max.
> > > 1
> > > > Mon Oct 1 04:15:16 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas
> tcm)
> max.
> > > 1
> > > > Mon Oct 1 07:21:26 2001: Error: Multiple logins: t (from nas tcm) max.
> 1
> > > > Mon Oct 1 08:40:35 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [eam] (from nas
> hiper)
> > > max.
> > > 1
> > > >
> > > > As you can see, the 3rd line's field 9 is trancated. This happens even
> if
> > > I
> > > use
> > > > "exec /mydir/myfile.pl $*".
> > > >
> > > > Any idea why this is happening?
> > > >
> > > > Please need urgent help.
> > > >
> > > > Zia
> > >
> >-- End of excerpt from M Z Rahman
> 
> 

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Message: 2
From: "Raul Saez" <rstmisf@hotmail.com>
To: <swatch-users@ucsb.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 09:39:15 +0200
Subject: [Swatch-users] RE: Swatch-users digest, Vol 1 #107 - 1 msg

You can try write ...

watchfor /Error: Multiple logins:/
         echo
         exec echo $0 >> /mydir/myfile

I have put it in my source and is perfect.... excusme for my english!!
Raúl.-

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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:31:00 +0000
> From: M Z Rahman <zrahman@partex.net>
> To: swatch-users@ucsb.edu
> Subject: [Swatch-users] exec and missing data
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I was trying to send the data from alog to a perl script as argument
vector as:
>
> watchfor /Error: Multiple logins:/
>          echo
>          exec echo $* >> /mydir/myfile
>
> But, when I get the data in the perl script it send me trancated data in
some
> cases. For exmple:
>
> I get the following output from the "echo" line above
>
> Mon Oct  1 04:13:27 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas tcm)
max. 1
> Mon Oct  1 04:15:16 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas tcm)
max. 1
> Mon Oct  1 07:21:26 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [tair] (from nas tcm)
max. 1
> Mon Oct  1 08:40:35 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [eam] (from nas hiper)
max. 1
>
> and I get the following output from the "exec echo $* >> /mydir/myfile"
line above:
>
> Mon Oct 1 04:13:27 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas tcm)
max. 1
> Mon Oct 1 04:15:16 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [unal] (from nas tcm)
max. 1
> Mon Oct 1 07:21:26 2001: Error: Multiple logins: t (from nas tcm) max. 1
> Mon Oct 1 08:40:35 2001: Error: Multiple logins: [eam] (from nas hiper)
max. 1
>
> As you can see, the 3rd line's field 9 is trancated. This happens even if
I use
> "exec /mydir/myfile.pl $*".
>
> Any idea why this is happening?
>
> Please need urgent help.
>
> Zia
>
>
>
>
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