RE: converting NT batch files to Unix shell

2003-02-20 Thread Jared . Still
lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: converting NT batch files to Unix shell ... re-write those in Perl. Test the Perl version on NT. It will work on UNIX as well :) Am I right, Jared? - Kirti (Perl Newbie) -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 200

RE: converting NT batch files to Unix shell

2003-02-20 Thread Deshpande, Kirti
. re-write those in Perl. Test the Perl version on NT. It will work on UNIX as well :) Am I right, Jared? - Kirti (Perl Newbie) -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:10 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L The best thing to do is document the logic in th

Re: converting NT batch files to Unix shell

2003-02-20 Thread Daniel Wisser
hi sree! since the shells (whether korn, bash or any other) are very powerful and cmd.exe is a rather poor thing, i would suggest the following: either: find someone who is capable of shell programming and has been on NT or can read the screen after typing HELP in cmd.exe he will have no problem

Re: converting NT batch files to Unix shell

2003-02-19 Thread Jared . Still
The best thing to do is document the logic in the script, throw it away, and rewrite it in the shell of your choice. Unless of course you can find some automated utility to convert batch files to shell. Jared kommareddy sreenivasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/19/2003 01

RE: converting NT batch files to Unix shell

2003-02-19 Thread John Kanagaraj
> see what the NT script was doing. (I'm a 'reformed' MCSE, so > I'm not speaking from the standpoint of a Unix bigot, I just > know a better world when I see it.) Aaah - you have seen the Light! Welcome aboard. Srinivas, The answer unfortunately is 'no', but knowing a little bit about the 'i

Re: converting NT batch files to Unix shell

2003-02-19 Thread Darrell Landrum
This may not be what one wants to hear when given this task (at one time I wouldn't), in the absence of any super tools, being that Unix commands are so powerful and feature rich compared to NT, I would take each NT script, determine its purpose and write the Unix script from scratch with that g