I think that you need to have the date format string in quotes:
/u01/oracle/admin/prod/scripts/update.ora >
/u01/oracle/admin/prod/log/update.log.`date "+%m%d%y"` 2>&1
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 1:03 PM
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Subject: crontab error?
I'm trying to create a log file for a process with a date appended to the
logfile name. For example, update.log.120699. Below is my crontab input
and the error message mailed to me. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
/u01/oracle/admin/prod/scripts/update.ora >
/u01/oracle/admin/prod/log/update.log.`date +%m%d%y` 2>&1
/u01/oracle/admin/prod/scripts/update.ora >
/u01/oracle/admin/prod/log/update.log.`date +
/bin/sh: unexpected EOF while looking for ``'
/bin/sh: -c: line 2: syntax error
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