Question : output parameter into unix variable

Hi all,

Been a while since I've been here. Howeverm I've got a new question.
I'm trying to call a stored procedure from a unix shell script. So far, no problem. But in the stored procedure there is an outputparameter which I would like to put in a unix variable. This is giving me problems... I've tries a few things but so far, nothing. The sp works fine exept my unix-variable stays empty.

Any experience in this?


Code:

echo $1
isql $DB_CONNECTSTRING  > log.txt <declare @iets varchar(10)
exec aho_test @p_in = $1 , @p_out = @iets output
go
aho
echo $iets
cat log.txt

executed as: test 6
result:
6 <---- this is 'echo $1'
  <---- this is where the 'echo' of $iets should be.
(return status = 0)

Return parameters:

 @p_out
 ----------
 groter

(1 row affected)

when I try it like this:

echo $1
isql $DB_CONNECTSTRING  > log.txt <exec aho_test @p_in = $1 , @p_out = $iets output
go
aho
echo $iets
cat log.txt

then excute: test 6
this is the result:
6 <---- this is 'echo $1'
  <---- this is where the 'echo' of $iets should be.

(return status = 0)

Any one??

Answer : output parameter into unix variable

a slight change to get exactly what you want.

var=`isql -U.. <set nocount on
declare @b char(2)
exec xb @b output
go
select @b
Sqlbatch
`
echo $var | awk '{print $2}'