Exec a script in awk 1

[frangac]

Hi All,

How can I exec a script using awk(system). Firsly I create a file with the nessary info, chmod 755 and then exec the script.

awk -F " " '{
split($1,a,".")
STAC=a[1]
datatype=a[2]
DSN=a[3]
TSN=a[4]
D_T=$5" "$6
cmd="Timestamp " D_T "
cmd | getline TIME; close(cmd);
printf "Jack %s %s \n",TSN,STAC > $1
system("/usr/bin/chmod 777 " $1)
{ if (system("$1 ") != 0) {
printf("Failed\n");
} else {
printf("Done\n")}}
}' Filename_txt

Many Thanks
Chris

 

[PHV]

Have you tried to replace this:
if (system("$1 ") != 0)
By this ?
if (system($1) != 0)
But the filename referred by $1 must be in a directory in the PATH environment variable.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[frangac]

Hi PHV,

Thanks once again,

Yes I have tried it, and the error mesg was "sh: filename not found
Failed!!!". The awk script is in the same dir where the filename is being created. What next?

Thanks
Chris

 

[PHV]

Have you tried this ?
if (system("./"$1) != 0)

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[frangac]

PHV,

Yes, and the result was "sh: ./: cannot execute
Failed!!!".

Thanks
Chris

 

[PHV]

And $1 has no leading space ?

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[frangac]

PHV,

Oops, I did not see ("./"$1), instead I saw ("./$1").
My mistake. Anyway it does work.

Many Thanks Once Again
Chris