On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 2:57 PM, barry newman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Les Mikesell <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 8/19/2010 10:47 AM, Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote: >>> Michael Stowe wrote at about 09:54:27 -0500 on Thursday, August 19, 2010: >>> > > I need to be able to start my mysql server after my backup is >>> > > complete , but I am also using a script to send email with various >>> > > stats. Can I chain commands in this field ? I tried calling a script >>> > > but it looses the variable substitutions for my email ($type, >>> $client >>> > > , etc). Was thinking converting this to an array in the code but if >>> > > there is a quick fix I am all ears! Thanks >>> > > >>> > > -barry >>> > >>> > Wait, what's wrong with running a script? What do you mean "looses >>> > variable substitutions?" >>> >>> I think he needs to pass the variables he intends to use in his script >>> on the script command line (as ARGV's). Of course, he will need to be >>> careful if any of these variables require "protection" or if any of >>> them are pointers, arrays, hashes, etc. But if he is passing "simple" >>> variables without white space or other special Bash characters, it >>> should be easy to pass the parameters on the command line. >> >> Generally something like: >> script2 "$@" >> in a shell script would pass along the same positional parameters that >> the initial script received. >> >> -- >> Les Mikesell >> [email protected] >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by >> >> Make an app they can't live without >> Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> BackupPC-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users >> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net >> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ >> > > I can't use mysqldump as the vendor does not provide username/passwd > for the database server (mysql on windows bleachhh). Yes basically I > stop the mysql server , back it up , and start after backup. But I > want to also use my email script that uses $type,$xferOK,$client,$host > etc after the backup completes. Both work fine individually just > looking to either concatenate them into a single call or call a script > that doesn't loose the backuppc variables. Also need the $sshpath > variable to start mysql at the end. I will try the "$@" and see if > that works. Thanks > > -barry >
Still no go.. I am surprised no one has had this problem before. Searching the list and finding nothing. Maybe I will try to add it to the interface as DumpPostUserCmd2 but this seems like an overkill for a simple task. Let me know if you have any more suggestions... Until then I am brushing off my perl books :) .. Thanks -barry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
