passing variable to script

[scooter6 at gmail.com]

I have an export ascii out put processing script that I want to setup to
email after it finishes.

Currently, in output processing, I use variables to create filename based on
today's date, etc and that all works fine


Then:  export ascii deb=(fd) r=\n f=|

Then: deb(1)=1, etc, etc, etc

Then: write deb; end

Now, after this finishes with all the records selected via set selection, I
want to email the file, passing the variable filename to the script

I thought easiest way would be to do a system call at the end, but if I
change

Then: write deb; end
to
Then: write deb

Then: system "path_to_my_script" < fd

obviously this calls the system call after each record is written to the
file - resulting in numerous emails of course haha

So, my next thought would be from the menu, to script it as:

/u/appl/fp/rreport ............
cd /appl/fpmerge
./script_name_to_send_email  ???????

So how would I get the filename (fd) as defined in processing, passed to the
email in the Create Script File (F5) in the define menus??

Either that, or how do I do a system call ONLY after all records have been
written to my output file??

Thanks for any help

Scott Ullmann
PDM
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