Re: Script question

[Philippe Poelvoorde]

> mysql> system echo hi there;
> mysql> system ls -ls;
> mysql> system uname-a;
> 
> all work on the 2.4.22-10mdk kernel and
> the semi-colon is optional.
> 

mysql> system echo "hi there"
should be also working, the first parameters 'echo' is recognized as the 
   command to execute, and the folowings strings the parameters of this 
command. so since 'echo hi there' is not a command it wasn't working 
(try, doing `$echo\ hi\ there` at your prompt :)
Since some commands require quotes, it could be useful.
(system doesn't work with MySQL 3.23, does it ?)

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Philippe Poelvoorde
COS Trading Ltd.