AutoSys Workload Automation

All,

Is it possible to assign a global variable using powershell instead of the normal windows command line interpreter?

Example for a global variable to be set for command line for the date you need to use the following:

sendevent -E SET_GLOBAL -G "Today=%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~10,4%

I'm wondering if it is possible to do a similar item with powershell to come up with a custom format date without all the command line items

E.g. sendevent -E SET_GLOBAL -G "Today" = powershell.exe Get-Date -f 'yyyyMMdd'

I realize the above syntax is incorrect, but demonstrating an example.  Basically using PowerShell's functionality to set global variables for dates and even other items.

Thanks in advance.

Chris Kent

Dart Container Corporation

Of course. Also in Perl, which is more portable.

Steve C.

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You will just need to set the environment, for example:

PS > $env:Path = $env:Path + ";C:\PROGRA~2\CA\WORKLO~1\AUTOSYS\bin"
PS > $env:AUTOSYS = "C:\PROGRA~2\CA\WORKLO~1\autosys"
PS > $env:AUTOSERV = "ACE"

Once the env is set you can run client commands.

Note: depending on system settings you may need to use the full path instead of 8.3 shortnames.

Regards,

Mark Hanson

Thanks Mark, greatly appreciated.