Thanks guys.
I ended up using a file based on the calling shell's PID. It works but
thought there might be a more elegant solution.
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From: Ken Wallis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:10 PM
Subject: RE: [U2] [UD] Returning data
Doyen Klein wrote:
You could at the start of the shell write an 'in-process flag' (simply
create file with a specific name).
As the final step in the process, when completed
successfully, delete that file.
Then .
If [exists(file)] - you know the process failed.
You could also look at
I'm working on a project that involves integrating our (UD 5.2 on AIX)
programs into a job stream via ksh scripts. And I need a way of
communicating back to the calling shell whether the unidata process
(program) completed successfully or not. The relevent part of the shell
would look something
