Re: FW: OT: unix script quetion: to replace $ with \$

The shell is interpreting $string as a variable. You need to escape $, like this: ISI.DR\$TEST_CONTEXT\$R

gmei wrote:
>
> SQL> show user;
> USER is "ISI"
>
> SQL> select segment_name from user_segments
> 2 where segment_type='TABLE'
> 3 and segment_name like 'DR$%'
> 4 order by segment_name;
>
> SEGMENT_NAME
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----
> DR$ABSTRACT_TEXT$I
> DR$ABSTRACT_TEXT$R
> DR$COREREF_ABSTRACT$I
> DR$COREREF_ABSTRACT$R
> DR$COREREF_TITLE$I
> DR$COREREF_TITLE$R
> DR$TEST_CONTEXT$I
> DR$TEST_CONTEXT$R
>
> 8 rows selected.
>
> -- login to essex (a unix box):
>
> login: oracle
> Password:
> Last login: Mon Feb 3 21:25:31 from rex.xyz.com
> Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch October 2001
> essex$ echo "exec analyze table ISI.DR$TEST_CONTEXT$R compute statistics;" |
> sed 's/\$/\\\$/g'
> exec analyze table ISI.DR compute statistics;
> essex$
>
> It will try to analyze table "DR", which does not exist.
>
> Guang
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:20 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
> Nope. I will work. Try it.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > The problem is that if LINE contains "$" (dollar sign), as
> > some InterMedia
> > table names do, the piped command will fail.
> >
> > Guang
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: root_at_fatcity.com [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of
> > > Stephen Lee
> > > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 3:54 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > > Subject: RE: OT: unix script quetion: to replace $ with \$
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Would something like this be adaptable to your stuff?
> > >
> > > #!/usr/bin/ksh
> > >
> > > {
> > > sqlplus -s <<-XXX
> > > joe/blow_at_SID
> > > set this and that off
> > > set the other thing and trimspool on
> > > set whatever else
> > > select table_name from dba_tables where owner = 'BUBBA';
> > > } | while read LINE; do
> > > echo "exec analyze_that_puppy BUBBA.$LINE real good;" | sed
> > > 's/\$/\\\$/g'
> > > done
> > > --
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