can we have functions in scripts

[Guest_imported]

Hi All:
I have a script that is growing to be a night mare to maintain. I want to break the script in several modules. Can we have function calls inside a script or we need to break it to several scripts and how can handle calls and. Also can you recommend a script tool that will give some debugging capabilities.

Thanks,
Ziad

 

[rbobbitt]

which language are you using for your scripts? most support function-like things.

Russ
bobbitts@hotmail.com

http://home.earthlink.net/~bobbitts

 

[bigscouse]

You can use functions in korn shell :-

functionname ()
{
commands;
}

then just call the name when you want to use it later in the script

Ged Jones

Top man

 

[MikeLacey]

Ziad,

You can call other shell scripts from a shell script, and then look at the value it returns to find out if things went ok.

Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com

http://www.cargill.com/