code -->
activate "osunix".command(". $HOME/smt2 %%$$SERVER export MSG_LEVEL=UNI && chngpasswd.sh %%$$db_user %%$$ascii_password %%dum_verify %%$$server",script_output)
 

my (not compiled or tested) code -->

variables

string vs_commandline

endvariables

vs_commandline = ". $HOME/smt2 %%$$SERVER export MSG_LEVEL=UNI && chngpasswd.sh %%$$db_user %%$$ascii_password %%dum_verify %%$$server"

; here you can add the $replace statements for escaping special characters

vs_commandline = $replace(vs_commandline, 1, "%%"", "\\%%"", -1)

activate "osunix".command(vs_commandline,script_output)
 

after all, ou still have to present a proper commndline.

Something like:

"do my command" or so"

as in your example has unbalancd quotes what do you expect other tahn an error?

yeah thats a varible and how to us it to take special character

look in your Operating System manual how to "escape" these characters in command lines.

use $replace to change the string accordingly.