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Problem Running Script
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KenCunningham
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Is the directory included in your PATH (echo $PATH). If not add it to it.
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KenCunningham
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Dave, I imagine you use a shebang perl in the script? If so, is it the fully qualified path to perl?
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Ken,
No idea what shebang perl is! I checked for the perl location with find . -name perl -print and found it in many locations. I plumped for /usr/bin/perl
I wouldn't have thought the perl part is the problem as the error message seems to indicate the script can't be found.
No idea what shebang perl is! I checked for the perl location with find . -name perl -print and found it in many locations. I plumped for /usr/bin/perl
I wouldn't have thought the perl part is the problem as the error message seems to indicate the script can't be found.
KenCunningham
Technical User
That's why the PATH immediately sprang to mind - perhaps there's a typo or 'foreign' character in it? Maybe try exporting the full PATH again including the errant one:
export $PATH:/path/to/your/directoy
Sorry - the shebang is usually the first line of a script, telling where to find the shell/program used to run the script - like:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
for example. Hopefully someone else will be along with some other ideas for you.
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export $PATH:/path/to/your/directoy
Sorry - the shebang is usually the first line of a script, telling where to find the shell/program used to run the script - like:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
for example. Hopefully someone else will be along with some other ideas for you.
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KenCunningham
Technical User
Feels like I was drinking in one last night! The export command above should read:
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/your/directory
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export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/your/directory
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KenCunningham
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Dave - good to hear. It's often the little things that screw the whole lot up!
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