view file using shell scripting

[ilikesuresh]

Hi,
My requirement is to view the certain file from unix shell(korn).
What i did is

$SQLPLUS -S $sql_user_name/$sql_user_pwd@$sql_service
exec emp_history();
commit;
.
.
.
vi /suresh/emp_his.txt

After executing the procedure,the procedure is updating certain things in to a file.I want to see this updation with out quiting the program.Then finally the control will come to our program.

[numberwhun]

Hi,
My requirement is to view the certain file from unix shell(korn).
What i did is

$SQLPLUS -S $sql_user_name/$sql_user_pwd@$sql_service
exec emp_history();
commit;
.
.
.
vi /suresh/emp_his.txt

After executing the procedure,the procedure is updating certain things in to a file.I want to see this updation with out quiting the program.Then finally the control will come to our program.

Well, you don't need a script to view a file. And, how are you going to view the file if the script is opening it? I don't think that putting "vi ....." into a shell script will really do anything as how are you going to navigate the file and exit it? Vi is interactive with the user, not a script.

Also, you say you want to see the updates to the file (updation really isn't a word, see your spell checking). What are you expecting to see if you don't want the file quoted?

Regards,

Jeff