Re: Unix output formatting

  • From: "Sinardy Xing" <oracle.rdbms@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Ron.Reidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:53:29 +0800

On 3/21/06, Reidy, Ron <Ron.Reidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  man echo
>  -----Original Message-----
> *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Stankus, Paula
> *Sent:* Monday, March 20, 2006 2:40 PM
> *To:* ORACLE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* RE: Unix output formatting
>
>  I have a script that does the following:
>
>
>
> ###########################################################
>
> echo "EXPORT FOR $DBNAME" > $LOGFILE
>
> echo "----------------------------------------------------" >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo Todays date is ......................: $DATESTR      >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo The Log File for Today is ...........: $LOGFILE      >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo The Path for Oracle Home is .........: $ORACLE_HOME  >> $LOGFILE
>
> #echo The Oracle Sid is ...................: $ORACLE_SID   >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo "\n"
>
> echo The hostname is .....................: $HNAME        >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo "\n"
>
> echo The DBNAME is .......................: $DBNAME       >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo "----------------------------------------------------" >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo Begin the export process at .........: `date` >> $LOGFILE
>
> echo
>
>
>
> The output in Unix lines up nicely:
>
>
>
> EXPORT FOR remedy
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Todays date is ......................: 20060320
>
> The Log File for Today is ...........:
> /backup/exports/remedy_export.log_2006032
>
> 0
>
> The Path for Oracle Home is .........: /oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0
>
> The hostname is .....................: test
>
> The DBNAME is .......................: remedy
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Begin the export process at .........: Mon Mar 20 16:35:28 EST 2006
>
> **** EXPORT SUCCESS ****
>
>
>
> However, when the output is mailed it is off:
>
>
>
> EXPORT FOR remedy
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Todays date is ......................: 20060320
>
> The Log File for Today is ...........:
> /backup/exports/remedy_export.log_20060320
>
> The Path for Oracle Home is .........: /oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0
> The hostname is .....................: test The DBNAME is
> .......................: remedy
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Begin the export process at .........: Mon Mar 20 16:35:28 EST 2006
>
> **** EXPORT SUCCESS ****
>
>
>
> *Any suggestions on how I can make sure "the hostname" and The DBNAME are
> on separate lines?*
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Look like you try to open a unix text file with notepad, try wordpad? or try
ftp with asc mode

--
regards,

Sinardy

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