Charlie,
You could also do this:-
if [ -f check_file ] 2> /dev/null; then # any error messages are not
diplayed.
ftp ... # write the file name after ftp
fi
Tell me if you still have problems and can help.
Regards,
Raja
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Charlie Mengler wrote:
>
>
>"Hand, Michael T" wrote:
>>
>> Roy,
>> I would stick with the test commands you are using. One point, the -s tests
>> two condition: does the file exist AND is it > 0 bytes, therefore you will
>> have to break up you test into 2 parts
>> test -a does the file exist, and then
>> test -s
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike Hand
>> Polaroid Corp
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 2:48 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>> finally...the question...
>>
>> can a unix scripting guru assist me in the code that checks if a file is a
>> zero
>> byte file?
>>
>> thanks in advance...Roy
>>
>> below is the current portion of the script that checks for errors:
>>
>> put file1 'file1'
>> get 'file1' check_file
>> bye
>> !EOF
>>
>> # First if statement will check to see if the check file exists
>>
>> if test ! -s "check_file"
>> then
>>
>> # if the file does not exist, send the failed message and exit the program
>>
>> echo Failed to pull a check file back from the FTP
>> echodo /usr/ucb/mail -s ftp_of_file1.FAILED `cat $EMAIL/fail.list` <
>> $EMAIL/fail.msg
>>
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