log file generation problems

[u856100]

people,

I have written a script that I am referencing via cron.

The cron entry is as follows :
46 13 * * 1 /interfaces/EMP/LV/out/loadftpextract.sh test* /app/ffe/ffeprod/bulkload > loadftpextract.log.$(date +%d%m%Y)

The script works fine, the only thing that I am having problems with is the redirect file at the end of the command line. The log file is not being created with a date suffix, All I am getting is loadftpextract.log. each time.

Running :

loadftpextract.sh test* /app/ffe/ffeprod/bulkload > loadftpextract.log.$(date +%d%m%Y)

manually at the command line works fine, and generates the log correctly.

the only thing I have tried is changing the shell reference at the start of the script from posix to korn, but no luck

any ideas?

many thanks in advance
John

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi John,

Try it with quotes,

46 13 * * 1 /interfaces/EMP/LV/out/loadftpextract.sh test* /app/ffe/ffeprod/bulkload > "/path/loadftpextract.log.$(date +%d%m%Y)"

Hope thsi helps,
Robert-Jan

[Nicolas Dumeige]

The pourcentage caractere "%" has special meaning in crontab.

[u856100]

good idea!!!

no luck unfortunately

thanks for the reply!
cheers
John

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Again,

cron can't find date command.

46 13 * * 1 /interfaces/EMP/LV/out/loadftpextract.sh test* /app/ffe/ffeprod/bulkload > "/path/loadftpextract.log.$(/usr/bin/date +%d%m%Y)"

Robert-Jan

[Sanjay Kumar Suri · Accepted solution]

Following worked:

57 18 * * * /var/home/sks/junk1>"/var/home/sks/load.log.`date +\%d\%m\%Y`"
59 18 * * * /var/home/sks/junk1>/var/home/sks/load.log.$(date +\%d\%m\%Y)

Need to escape % sign.

sks

[u856100]

thanks a lot people, got there in the end

much appreciated!!!!

thanks for taking the time

John