Matt, >From the terminology you are using, you seem to have fallen into the trap of thinking of defines as functions which you call. I highly recommend you avoid this; it leads you to certain mistaken assumptions about how defines work.
>From your description I am having difficulty understanding what you are trying to accomplish. Can you provide some specific details? You are trying to perform a search/replace on multiple files in a single resource? With those questions answered I might be able to help. --Paul On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:17 AM, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Pete, > > I tried that with $myfiles as an array, but as I said, that just executed > the sed command with all of the filenames concatanated. > > I've got a fix at the moment. I've just prefixed multiple execs in the > define method with something unique. Its working, but just feels like there > would be a better way to do this. > > My code at the moment is: > > define searchreplace ( $cwd, $stext, $rtext, $sstext, $rrtext, $ssstext, > $rrrtext ) { > exec {"dns_$name": > cwd => $cwd, > path => ["/bin"], > command => "sed -i 's/$stext/$rtext/' ./${name}", > } > exec {"tag_$name": > cwd => $cwd, > path => ["/bin"], > command => "sed -i 's/$sstext/$rrtext/' ./${name}", > } > exec {"ray_$name": > cwd => $cwd, > path => ["/bin"], > command => "sed -i 's/$ssstext/$rrrtext/' ./${name}", > } > } > > searchreplace {$bfprocesses : > cwd => "/home", > stext => "replacethis", > rtext => $dns, > sstext => "replacethis2", > rrtext => $tag, > ssstext => "replacethis3", > rrrtext => $ray, > > } > } > > > It works - just wondering if there was a simpler way. > > Cheers, > > Matt > > 2008/10/13 Peter Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Hi >> >> > But that executed the sed command with all of the files as input. >> > >> > I also tried with a general define searchreplace method but i'm only >> > able to >> > call it once in a class with the $name due to the $name method again. >> > >> > Is it possible to get puppet to iterate a definition other than using >> > the >> > $name method? >> >> >> use something else than $name as filename. because $name have to be >> unique. >> >> greets pete >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---