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vijayg
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by vijayg Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:08 pm
How to call unix command from the stage?
chulett
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by chulett Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:12 pm
What stage? The Execute Command stage in a Sequence job pops to mind as the easiest, but there are other ways.
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vijayg
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by vijayg Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:21 pm
chulett wrote: What stage? The Execute Command stage in a Sequence job pops to mind as the easiest, but there are other ways. ...
Thanks for the reply. I am thinking of doing it from Transformer stage.
Vijay.
girija
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by girija Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:28 pm
vijayg wrote: chulett wrote: What stage? The Execute Command stage in a Sequence job pops to mind as the easiest, but there are other ways. ...
Thanks for the reply. I am thinking of doing it from Transformer stage.
Vijay.
And you have to call it from Datastage Sequence.
chulett
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by chulett Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:01 pm
Why the Transformer? That would mean one call per record, is that really what you want to do? Consider doing it 'after job' for a 'once per run' implementation.
-craig"You can never have too many knives" -- Logan Nine Fingers
