[Asterisk-Dev] Question on using system(find args -exec rm {} \; )

[bday at prosodiemail.com]

Rusty,
 
Thanks for your response.  Yes the variables were defined and the FIND works
ok without the -exec rm since I tested its results by writing the FIND's
results to a file, so I think the problem lies with the rm.   
 
Thanks
 
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Rusty Dekema [mailto:rdekema at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:30 PM
To: Asterisk Developers Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Dev] Question on using system(find args -exec rm {}
\; )


This is kind of obvious and is probably not the cause of your problem, but
it has tripped me up from time to time when trying to code things in the
Asterisk dialplan. Are you sure that the two variables you reference
(${PathRecordingTemp} and ${CUSTNUM}) have been defined and hold the correct
values before you try to reference them in your system call? 

Just a thought; I don't see anything wrong other than that. 

-Rusty


On 12/30/05, bday at prosodiemail.com <mailto:bday at prosodiemail.com>  <
<mailto:bday at prosodiemail.com> bday at prosodiemail.com> wrote: 

All,
 
I am using Asterisk 1.0.7 and having a problem using system(find ... -exec
rm .. ) application as follows.
 

I'm trying to perform a system() application in my dialplan to remove all
files that are older than 2 days.  I get a n+101 error using the following
syntax (yes, there are files in this directory older than 2 days) and was
wondering if you see any obvious mistakes in my syntax?  
 
The command works ok on the Command Line, but not inside my dialplan.  I've
researched a number of resources and the only thing I can find is in the GNU
man pages for FIND where it mentions that I might need to escape the args
for the -exec, but I've tried all the escape combinations with no success!
The FIND works ok without the -exec so I have focused my troubleshooting to
the -exec portion.  Any suggestions?
 
;this finds  & removes all files in specified directory that are older than
2 days
 
exten => s,2,system(find ${PathRecordingTemp}/${CUSTNUM} -mtime +2
-maxdepth 1  -exec rm {} \;)  
 
Thanks

Bill DAY- SW Engineer 
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