Have you tried with: exec_dset("sh fwdnoanswer1.sh '$tU'"); I had the same problem with another script.... Davide ________________________________ Da: users-bounces(a)openser.org [mailto:users-bounces@openser.org] Per conto di openser user Inviato: sabato 6 maggio 2006 9.24 A: users(a)openser.org Oggetto: [Users] problem with exec_dset hi all, i am trying to send $tU in exec_dset function. my function look like this exec_dset("fwdnoanswer1.sh '$tU'"); in this function my script fwdnoanswer1.sh will take $tU as an input and check my database to get the forward number and it has to dail out to fwd number. when i runned script manually it was giving proper result. but when i used this script in exec_dset i am not getting fwd number. can any one please help me how to use this exec_dset() function. according to me the script is not taking that value $tU. with regards openseruser ________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new. Click here <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/mailanswers/*http:/in.answers.yahoo.com>