[ILUG] executing and calling macros from within a shell script

[hrishy samant]

hi Niall

hey pal ur a genius .......you made my day
baby.........
 
regards
hrishy

--- Niall O Broin <niall at linux.ie> wrote: > On Tue,
May 22, 2001 at 10:13:01AM +0100, hrishy
> samant wrote:
> 
> > I'm running HP-UX. 
> > 
> > Normally, when you ftp to a host, you are allowed
> to
> > define a macro, using the macdef command, and
> execute
> > it with arguments, preceding the macro name with a
> $. 
> > 
> > But when i attempt to do the same thing from
> within a
> > shell script, i run into problems. 
> > 
> > 
> > ftp daytona < prompt 
> > 
> > macdef test 
> > lcd $1 
> > !pwd 
> > cd $2 
> > pwd 
> > 
> > $ test /home/ksubrama/ftpsrc /home/kode/ftpdest 
> 
> $1 and $2 are being substituted by the shell. In
> your script, escape the $
> symbols (replace $ by \$) and it should work as you
> would like.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Niall
> 
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