Make sure to setup the environment. Try sourcing the oracle .profile and using the full path for sqlplus.
Regards, -Daniel _________________ Daniel Harron Database Management IPsoft, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ip-soft.net/ Phone: 888.IPSOFT8 Fax: 212.353.2454 -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L make sure cron daemon is running On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Paul Heely wrote: > Check the cron/crontab man pages to see what environment is setup for > jobs run from cron. You can also re-direct any output from you script > to a file, i.e. /opt/qqad/sql/QQAD_backupscript.sh > /some_file 2>&1 > This should send STDOUT and STDERR to /some_file. > > Inside your script you can also show you current environment, env, > printenv, set, etc. The output can then be re-directed to a file. > > We had an issue on AIX where the environment that cron run jobs used > was different than the one you got just by logging in. > > -- > Paul > > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 11:28 AM > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have a crontab job but this job never started, I have no idea > > what's wrong, actualy i am not a unix person, here is the job: cron > > job name is : qqad.cron 04 17 * * 1-5 > > /opt/qqad/sql/QQAD_backupscript.sh > > and here is the QQAD_backupscript.sh (in /opt/qqad/sql) > > > > sqlplus system/manager@QQAD @COLD_BAKUP_FOR_QQADha.SQL; cold_back.sql > is > > generated by COLD_BAKUP_FOR_QQADha.SQL > > > > @/opt/qqad/sql/cold_back.sql; > > > > If I run the job manualy it is going OK but crontab never start. Any > > Idea?? > > > > > > Hamid Alavi > > Office 818 737-0526 > > Cell 818 402-1987 > > > > The information contained in this message and any attachments is > > intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is > > addressed, and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, > > CONFIDENTIAL and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you > > have received this message in > error, > > you are prohibited from copying, distributing, or using the > > information. Please contact the sender immediately by return e-mail > > and delete the original message from your system. > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Hamid Alavi > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the > > name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also > > send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Paul Heely > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the > name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send > the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Alex INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Daniel Harron INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).