Accessing Datastage parameter from external (.par) file

vermarah · Post by **vermarah** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:19 am

Hi
Can anyone send me shell script to run datastage by passing parameter values. I am running datastage jobs by calling shell script with the help of D2k.

kumar_s · Post by **kumar_s** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:31 am

Search the site for dsjob -run, you can find lot of hits and pointers for that.

kumar_s · Post by **kumar_s** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:37 am

For example, this thread deals with passing parameters using dsjob option in detail.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:04 am

You're answering the question in the body of the post, Kumar, but missing the subject which seems to be taking this question to another level.

What exactly do you need help with, vermarah? I'll wager you're currently passing parameters in your shell script (in spite of the fact I've no clue what 'D2k' is) but would like to know how to read those parameters from a file and assign them dynamically... yes?

If that's the case, can you share with us the layout of your 'external (.par) file? Are you looking to do all this in one shell script or would you consider using 'job control', like a Sequence job with the External Variables stage?

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:07 am

Ack... version 6.x... never mind the last suggestion with the External Variables stage as that doesn't exist in your version. You'd need to either roll your own BASIC job control or perhaps do something with some custom routines for a non-scripted solution.

kumar_s · Post by **kumar_s** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:20 pm

chulett wrote:You're answering the question in the body of the post

True missed that. If you can explain the role of D2K, and the structure of the par file, you would get more relevant replies.