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This is the script that i have written ::
I have tried to use & to let it process in background mode, but still i need to press enter to end executing the script and go back to my unixprompt.
start_informatica(){
cd /apps/dm/informatica/repositoryserver/
pmrepserver &
sleep 20
cd /apps/dm/informatica/pc/
pmserver &
check_error $? start_informatica
}
I have tried to use & to let it process in background mode, but still i need to press enter to end executing the script and go back to my unixprompt.
start_informatica(){
cd /apps/dm/informatica/repositoryserver/
pmrepserver &
sleep 20
cd /apps/dm/informatica/pc/
pmserver &
check_error $? start_informatica
}
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I think you will find that you are actually getting a prompt back earlier, but are missing it because of output from pmserver or check_error?
You could try putting in an extra sleep 20, for example, after the check_error, and after 20 seconds your prompt should appear.
Annihilannic.
You could try putting in an extra sleep 20, for example, after the check_error, and after 20 seconds your prompt should appear.
Annihilannic.
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