How to take the output of command activity stage

[bharatmajeti]

Hi,
I have a sequencer where a Job activity stage follows a command activity stage. I want to return a value calculated in the shell script(command activity stage) to the job(Job activity) stage as one of the parameter in Job.

I tried to return value from the shell script. but it did not work out. can anybody suggest how to do this.

[chulett]

"Did not work out" doesn't really help. Have your script echo your output and then use Stage.$CommandOutput<1> or Convert(@FM,"",Stage.$CommandOutput) in the Job Activity stage.

[cmunikoti]

I was using return.value.when i used command.output it is working

Thanks chulett

[Sreenivasulu]

I am using command output and it works fine. I am using this to get the calculated output generated by the shell script.
What is the difference between return value and command output ?
I thought return value was for success and failure of a shell script

Regards
Sreeni

[chulett]

Yes, Return Value is for "success or failure". And like you, the OP had their's work fine as well when they switched to using Command Output, which is basically whatever the command echos to "the screen".