Execute runs commands in a separate shell. The current working directory of the parent shell is not changed. Therefore, the second 'pwd' command shows the current working directly correctly.
Try this: execute 'SH -c "pwd" ' execute 'SH -c "cd / ; pwd" ' Larry Hiscock Western Computer Services -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:17 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] [UV] Getting to the OS The first UniBasic command works; the second command does not... execute 'SH -c "pwd" ' execute 'SH -c "cd /" ' execute 'SH -c "pwd" ' UniVerse on HP-Ux comes back with... /u2/METAL /u2/METAL Help would be appreciated. --Bill Brutzman _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
