Readings values from a file into Variables in UVA stage

[Suhel_2112]

I am writing 2 values into a sequential file and want to read these two values into 2 variable in UVA stage and then pass these variable down stream.

This file has only 1 line with two columns containing values.

From other threads i have seen that Execute Command Activity stage is generally used to read files.

I have not used this stage before to achieve this task ,

Can anybody help me with this ?

[chulett]

The Execute Command stage just runs operating system commands. To "read" a file one would generally just "cat" it and then check $CommandOutput for the returned values.

[Suhel_2112]

Thanks Craig, that information was handy.

Also,

To read two columns from a files (just 1 record in it) into UVA stage variables,
currently i am using Command Activity stage twice on the same file . Once i
extracting columns 1 into one of the UVA variables and then extract columns 2 into another UVA variable.

Is there a better way to do it , like in just one go, rather than using Command Activity stage twice.

[chulett]

You could probably leverage the Field() function, one stage run referenced twice where the first takes field 1 and the second field 2.