Re: connecting to sqlplus within a shell script

If you code the stty command like the following -

[ -t 1 ] && stty erase

It works both interactively & via cron jobs.

HTH & YMMV! Erik Williams wrote:
>
> Are you doing an su before running SQL plus? I have run into problems in my
> .profile script when su-ing before running SQLPlus in a script. In my case,
> I was trying to run STTY to change my erase key in the .profile. Just a
> thought.
>
> Erik
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Sapovits [SMTP:SapovitsS_at_globalsportsinc.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:52 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: RE: connecting to sqlplus within a shell script
> >
> >
> > SQL*Plus is probably performing terminal specific ioctl settings;
> > e.g., setting it in something other than line mode so it can update
> > the screen more efficiently, etc.
> >
> > For scripting SQL, I'd recommend making a move to Perl/DBI. It rocks!
> >
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kempf, Reed [SMTP:rkempf_at_rightnow.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:41 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > > Subject: connecting to sqlplus within a shell script
> > >
> > > I use a lot of shell scripts (korn mainly) which use connections to
> > > sqlplus
> > > and always seem to get this error message when the script logs into
> > > sqlplus:
> > > stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> > >
> > > Here is my connection procedure within the script: sqlplus -s
> > > sitemon/sitemon << END
> > >
> > > To my knowledge it does not appear to cause any problems with my shell
> > > script or output but would really like to know why I am getting it and
> > if
> > > there is any recommendations for fixing the problem.
> > >
> > > OS: Red Hat Linux 6.2
> > > ORACLE: 8.1.7 standard edition
> > > shell: korn
> > >
> > > Any help would be appreciated
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Reed
> > >
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