consider two methods in a script as below,
do_a()
{
spool $file1
select column1 from table1;
}
do_b()
{
spool $file2
select column1 from table2 where column2='xxxxx'
}
The first method returns just one value say 10001,I have to use this result in the second method in place xxxxx.
I used to call the method as
do_a >> ${outfile}
do_b >> ${outfile}
tell me how to get the arguments from method1 and pass it to method2.
Hey There,
The simplest way would be to have the first method/function return the result:
return 10001 - or return $variable
Then call method/function 2 with the return variable from method/function 1 as its argument.
do_b 10001 - or do_b $variable
Depending on how your shell scopes it could be as simple as that or you may have to "eval" the inital function/method as an argument to your second.
, Mike
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