exec batch files

[fdservices]

My tcl code includes the line:

exec /var/spool/fax/index/$x/delete

which is fine as long as $x does not include any starnge characters or white space, eg "Program Files". However

exec '/var/spool/fax/index/$x/delete'

thows up an error although

# exec '/var/spool/fax/index/what ever (I) like/delete'

works at the command line. I have struggled with this but can't think of the solution.

Anyone help me out please?

 

[Bong]

what happens if you try: /var/spool/fax/index/[red]\"[/red]$x[red]\"[/red]/delete?

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Bob Rashkin
rrashkin@csc.com

 

[fdservices]

No go I'm afraid. That embeds the quotes in the path instead of quoting the directory name. Also \"/var/spool/fax/index/$x/delete\" does not work either