RE: [sqr-users] Invoking dos commands thru sqr

["Bambach, Tom" <TBambach@genchemcorp.com>]

Below procedure works on Windows & UNIX
Input file must be closed first


begin-procedure sort-file

let $syscmd = 'sort ' || $dat_file_tmpx || ' /O ' || $dat_file_tmps
display $syscmd
CALL SYSTEM USING $syscmd #stat WAIT
if #stat <> 0 
:
:
:

end-procedure sort-file 



-----Original Message-----
From: Vaidyanathan, Ramakrishnan (GE, Corporate, consultant)
[mailto:ramakrishnan.vaidyanathan@ge.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 5:11 PM
To: sqr-users@sqrug.org
Subject: [sqr-users] Invoking dos commands thru sqr

Hi All,

       Iam trying to use a dos sort command in sqr. it shud sort the file
and redirect the output to another file. I tried but its not working for me.

Let $cmd_sort = 'Sort /+16 ' || $file1 || '>' || $file2

Iam not getting any error msg. The file is not sorted and iam not getting
any  sorted output file.
Please help

Thanks
Ram




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