FW: OT: unix script quetion: to replace $ with \$

SQL> show user;
USER is "ISI"

SQL> select segment_name from user_segments   2 where segment_type='TABLE'
  3 and segment_name like 'DR$%'
  4 order by segment_name;

SEGMENT_NAME

DR$ABSTRACT_TEXT$I
DR$ABSTRACT_TEXT$R
DR$COREREF_ABSTRACT$I
DR$COREREF_ABSTRACT$R
DR$COREREF_TITLE$I
DR$COREREF_TITLE$R
DR$TEST_CONTEXT$I
DR$TEST_CONTEXT$R

8 rows selected.

• login to essex (a unix box):

login: oracle
Password:
Last login: Mon Feb 3 21:25:31 from rex.xyz.com Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch October 2001 essex$ echo "exec analyze table ISI.DR$TEST_CONTEXT$R compute statistics;" | sed 's/\$/\\\$/g'
exec analyze table ISI.DR compute statistics; essex$

It will try to analyze table "DR", which does not exist.

Guang

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:20 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Nope. I will work. Try it.

> -----Original Message-----
>
> The problem is that if LINE contains "$" (dollar sign), as
> some InterMedia
> table names do, the piped command will fail.
>
> Guang
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: root_at_fatcity.com [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of
> > Stephen Lee
> > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 3:54 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: RE: OT: unix script quetion: to replace $ with \$
> >
> >
> >
> > Would something like this be adaptable to your stuff?
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/ksh
> >
> > {
> > sqlplus -s <<-XXX
> > joe/blow_at_SID
> > set this and that off
> > set the other thing and trimspool on
> > set whatever else
> > select table_name from dba_tables where owner = 'BUBBA';
> > } | while read LINE; do
> > echo "exec analyze_that_puppy BUBBA.$LINE real good;" | sed
> > 's/\$/\\\$/g'
> > done
> > --
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> > Author: Stephen Lee
> > INET: Stephen.Lee_at_DTAG.Com
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