Okay, I think I almost have this... I actually have already coded a working solution, but my original plan of using awk and not getting it to work is nagging me. Any pointers are appreciated. Here is the code: SID=$1 cd /m1/homes/oracle . ./$SID export WARNING_THRESHOLD=55 export CRITICAL_THRESHHOLD=65 export TBS_WARNING=`orastat -ts | awk '{if ($10 > WARNING_THRESHOLD) print $10}' | grep -vi generic | grep -vi pct | grep -vi === | grep -vi listed | grep -vi accurat` export TBS_CRITICAL=`orastat -ts | awk '{if ($10 > CRITICAL_THRESHHOLD) print $10}' | grep -vi generic | grep -vi pct | grep -vi === | grep -vi listed | grep -vi accurat` if [ $TBS_CRITICAL -gt 60 ]; then ./orastat -ts|mailx -s "TBS CRITICAL for $SID" dgreen-email elif [ $TBS_WARNING -gt 50 ]; then ./orastat -ts|mailx -s "TBS WARNING for $SID" dgreen-email fi Problem is that the values returned from awk to the TBS_ cariables are all on one row: + [ ----- 66.3 62.8 37.6 22.6 11.9 11.6 8.3 0.1 ----- -gt 60 ] ./check_tbs.bk[13]: 66.3: unknown test operator + [ ----- 66.3 62.8 37.6 22.6 11.9 11.6 8.3 0.1 ----- -gt 50 ] Does that mean I have to setup something like a "while read line do" type of logic? Thanks - David ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------