I have made progress - using --data-urlencode json="$Params" will trigger the build though the parameters I send over - P4USER and EMAIL_ADDR are blank in the environment variables.
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 7:50:57 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > > > > down votefavorite > <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39479258/using-curl-to-trigger-a-build-on-jenkins#> > > I am trying to write a bash script to start a build on Jenkins. It works > but the problem I am having is with passing parameter values. > > I have: curl -X POST $Server -d token='MyToken' --data-urlencode json='{ > ... }' and I want to replace the json='{...}' with a variable as in > json=$Params where my json string is '{"parameters": [{"name":"USER", > "value":"Tim"}]}' > > This json string works when I specify it on the command line but not > however when I put it in a variable. With the variable I get a stack trace > and html - several screens worth. > > When assigning to a variable a have tried several things though currently > I have Params="{\"parameters\": [{\"name\":\"USER\", \"value\":\"Tim\"}]}" > > It appears that it can't parse my json when I pass it through $Params but > can in the other case. > > What I am trying to do is get the user name passed in from a perforce > trigger, then get that users email address. I have that working assigning > to a variable @UserEMail. I then want to pass that in the json value. I > haven't gotten to the point of replacing "Tim" with the value from > @UserEmail. > > Thank you for any help. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/7f98d7f1-eeb7-4e38-b538-d0d885d4b0b4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
