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Calling Function in another Script

joseni — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:18:02 GMT

Hi,
I have a script file with me called "first.sh" and contains one function called "ValidateDOB" in it. I want to call this function from another script file "second.sh".

Can you pleaase help me to call this ..

Re: Calling Function in another Script

Philip Gunter — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:38:32 GMT

Hi Joseni,

to do this you want to "source" first.sh from second.sh this is done using a period "."

Eg
#!/bin/sh
# this is second.sh

# Source first.sh
. /path/to/first.sh

# do stuff here
ValidateDOB

Cheers,
Philip.

Re: Calling Function in another Script

Dennis Handly — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:01:46 GMT

Beside sourcing the file, you can also set FPATH to the directory where each function is in a file with the same name.

Re: Calling Function in another Script

Arturo Galbiati — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:13:08 GMT

Hi,
bext solutin is to isolate teh function into a file and recall it by two script.
i.e.:

script1
....
. ValidateDOB.ksh
ValidateDOB
...
...

script2
....
. ValidateDOB.ksh
ValidateDOB
...

in alternative you can use the FPATCH variable.

HTH,
Art