No such file or directory error

[tonykent]

Please excuse this stupid question. I'm trying to run a shell script on a SCO Unixware 7.1.1 machine. I'm in the directory where the script is. I have done a chmod a+x on the script. When I type its name I just get the response:

bash: ./scriptname: No such file or directory

If I put the full path before the name the result is the same (bash: ./<path>/scriptname: No such etc).

Can anyone enlighten as to why the script is not being found and run?

 

[PHV]

Have tried chmod a+rx ?

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PH.

 

[tonykent]

I have just done so, but it made no difference.

 

[PHV]

What is the FIRST line of your script ?

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PH.

 

[tonykent]

#!/bin/sh

I've checked that /bin/sh exists and it does. I have permissions to use it as well. And the same script works fine on other (HPUX) machines. I'm stumped!

 

[PHV]

Have you tried

 /bin/sh /path/to/script

?

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PH.

 

[tonykent]

That works! Thanks very much.