Calling Perl Script

pravin1581 · Post by **pravin1581** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:02 pm

Hi All,

We have a source file on which we need to do some cleansing by a perl script and then use the downstream data for further processing, how can we call a perl script in a DataStage job.

Thanks in advance.

rameshrr3 · Post by **rameshrr3** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:24 pm

Cant you call the perl script using a before job routine (ExecSH) and write results to an intermediate file? After that the job can process your file..

HTH
Ramesh

pravin1581 · Post by **pravin1581** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:06 pm

rameshrr3 wrote:Cant you call the perl script using a before job routine (ExecSH) and write results to an intermediate file? After that the job can process your file..

HTH
Ramesh

For running the perl script do we need any library file.

wahi80 · Post by **wahi80** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:08 pm

pravin1581 · Post by **pravin1581** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:01 pm

wahi80 wrote:Nope

But some perl compiler is required.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:10 pm

Perl itself is required. Obviously.

You don't have to worry about any compiler / interpreter silliness, it's all handled for you automagically. Thought this might help:

http://www.perl.com/doc/FMTEYEWTK/comp-vs-interp.html