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Script works individially but not when put in cron [message #272469]

Fri, 05 October 2007 03:12

raj75
Messages: 11
Registered: August 2007

Junior Member

Hi ALL,

I 'm trying to perform a export of metadata and modeldata of my application on the Oracle DB written by another DBA,the script works fine when run but when put in cron it fails. Kindly help. Thanks

My Script

#!/bin/ksh
#
rm -f /tmp/metadata/temp.txt
cd /tmp/metadata/data
rm -f *
cd /tmp/metadata/log
rm -f *

$ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus -s dedb/xxx > /tmp/metadata/temp.txt<<EOFarch1
set heading off
set pagesize 0
set linesize 2048
set feedback off
select table_name from user_tables;
exit;
EOFarch1

for df in `/bin/cat /tmp/metadata/temp.txt`
do
exp dedb/xxx FILE=/tmp/metadata/data/$df.dmp LOG=/tmp/metadata/log/$df.log ROWS=N GRANTS=Y CONSTRAINTS=Y TRIGGERS=Y TABLES=$df
done

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Re: Script works individially but not when put in cron [message #272473 is a reply to message #272469]

Fri, 05 October 2007 03:22

Michel Cadot
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Location: Saint-Maur, France, https...

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In cron ".profile" is not sourced, you have to set all environment variables in your script.

Regards
Michel

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Re: Script works individially but not when put in cron [message #272478 is a reply to message #272469]

Fri, 05 October 2007 03:52

raj75
Messages: 11
Registered: August 2007

Junior Member

Michel thanks,

I tried adding into the script the variables as below but still in cron the script cannot do the job.

#!/bin/ksh
#
_=/usr/bin/env
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ucb:/etc:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/opt/oracle/product/9.2.0/bin:.
EDITOR=vi
SHELL=/usr/local/bin/ksh
MAIL=/var/mail/oracle
HOME=/opt/oracle
ORACLE_BASE=/opt/oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/product/9.2.0
TERM=dtterm
LOGNAME=oracle
rm -f /tmp/metadata/temp.txt
cd /tmp/metadata/data
rm -f *
cd /tmp/metadata/log
rm -f *
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus -s dedb/xxx > /tmp/metadata/temp.txt<<EOFarch1
set heading off
set pagesize 0
set linesize 2048
set feedback off
select table_name from user_tables;
exit;
EOFarch1

for df in `/bin/cat /tmp/metadata/temp.txt`
do
exp dedb/xxx FILE=/tmp/metadata/data/$df.dmp LOG=/tmp/metadata/log/$df.log ROWS=N GRANTS=Y CONSTRAINTS=Y TRIGGERS=Y TABLES=$df
done

Pls assist.

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Re: Script works individially but not when put in cron [message #272491 is a reply to message #272478]

Fri, 05 October 2007 04:38

Michel Cadot
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Quote:

the script cannot do the job

Are you sure this sentence gives sufficient information for us to help you?

Regards
Michel

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Re: Script works individially but not when put in cron [message #272498 is a reply to message #272478]

Fri, 05 October 2007 04:54

Michel Cadot
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You didn't export your variables.
You have to set AND export them.

Regards
Michel

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Re: Script works individially but not when put in cron [message #272555 is a reply to message #272498]

Fri, 05 October 2007 09:05

Ronald Beck
Messages: 121
Registered: February 2003

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Take your original script

#!/bin/ksh
#
rm -f /tmp/metadata/temp.txt
cd /tmp/metadata/data
rm -f *
cd /tmp/metadata/log
rm -f *

$ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus -s dedb/xxx > /tmp/metadata/temp.txt<<EOFarch1
set heading off
set pagesize 0
set linesize 2048
set feedback off
select table_name from user_tables; 
exit;
EOFarch1

for df in `/bin/cat /tmp/metadata/temp.txt`
do
exp dedb/xxx FILE=/tmp/metadata/data/$df.dmp LOG=/tmp/metadata/log/$df.log ROWS=N GRANTS=Y CONSTRAINTS=Y TRIGGERS=Y TABLES=$df
done

and replace $ORACLE_HOME with /opt/oracle/product/9.2.0 and see if your script will run properly. If it does, you then need to learn the proper syntax for assigning environment variables in ksh.

Ron

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Re: Script works individially but not when put in cron [message #273013 is a reply to message #272555]

Mon, 08 October 2007 11:48

andrew again
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Registered: March 2000

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Simply soure your profile (or preferably a bare bones profile - don't just blindly include and export everything) in cron:

15,45 * * * * . .my_profile; myscript.sh

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