UNIX command and SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE

HI all,
Let me explain my requirement:
I need to move all files from source dir to target.
For that i need to read source dir and target dir from selection screen.
I wrote UNIX command as follows:
"mv -f /common/home/edw/parsekb/b2/* /common/home/edw/parsekb/b1"
where i m specifying the src and target dir.
so i need to pass the parmeters as srcdir and targetdir?
how should i do it?
i knw i need to create a command in SM69,then what will be the parameters in that case?
and how to call that from ABAP ?
if anybody give me explaination w.r.t. coding steps then that will be gr8.
but pls specify SM69 steps and ABAP both
Thanx in advance

Hi!
1. Create your shell script your_shell_script.sh:
src=$1
dst=$2
mv -f $src $dst
2. Create your command Z_YOUR_COMMAND using SM69:
- Operating system command: /bin/sh (the path to your shell interpretator)
- Parameters for operating system command:
/home/sap/bin/your_shell_script.sh (the path to your shell script)
- Set "Additional parameters allowed" checkbox
3. Call your command from ABAP:
data:
param type sxpgcolist-parameters.
status type extcmdexex-status,
exitcode type extcmdexex-exitcode,
it_log type table of btcxpm.
p_src = '/common/home/edw/parsekb/b2/*'.
p_dst = '/common/home/edw/parsekb/b1'.
concatenate p_src p_dst into param separated by space.
CALL FUNCTION 'SXPG_CALL_SYSTEM'
       EXPORTING
            COMMANDNAME                = 'Z_YOUR_COMMAND'
            ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS      = param
       IMPORTING
            STATUS                     = status
            EXITCODE                   = exitcode
       TABLES
            EXEC_PROTOCOL              = it_log
       EXCEPTIONS
            NO_PERMISSION              = 1
            COMMAND_NOT_FOUND          = 2
            PARAMETERS_TOO_LONG        = 3
            SECURITY_RISK              = 4
            WRONG_CHECK_CALL_INTERFACE = 5
            PROGRAM_START_ERROR        = 6
            PROGRAM_TERMINATION_ERROR = 7
            X_ERROR                    = 8
            PARAMETER_EXPECTED         = 9
            TOO_MANY_PARAMETERS        = 10
            ILLEGAL_COMMAND            = 11
            OTHERS                     = 99.
if sy-subrc <> 0.
*TODO: add your error handling logic
endif.
Regards,
Maxim.

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