How to invoke from UNIX script and pass back return code?
Though I am an experienced developer, I am new to java. I created a class containing a single method. I have performed my testing by running the class class.method from the command line in a UNIX (Solaris) environment. Now, I would like to have the class.method invoked from a UNIX shell script, and to return a success/failure indicator from the method, to the UNIX script. I modified the method to make it return char, rather than being defined as void. Within the class and method, I declared and initialized a char variable. I added a finally clause which contains a single return statement, returning the char return code variable. Within my UNIX script, I invoke the class/method as follows:
return_code = java myClass
This does not seem to be invoking the method however. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? Or is more information needed in order for someone to help me out.
Please let me know.
Thanks.
Brad
