error when using "source utility_script.sh" in main_script.sh

[Viola]

Hi

I'm having a bit of trouble with including a bash shell script within another and was hoping that someone could help?

I have created a script of utility functions that I'd like to incorporate into other scripts so that they can use the functions, but I can't get it to work.

This is what is in the utility_script.sh

#!/bin/bash
# other comments

echo "inside utility script"

my_utility_function()
{
    # do stuff
    return
}

This is what I've done in the main_script.sh

#!/bin/bash
# other comments

source /full_path_to_script/backup_utils.sh

my_function()
{
    my_utility_function "params"
    return
}

my_function "params"

The error I get is "my_utility_function: command not found", and it doesn't echo the line that shows that it is in the utility script at all.

Please can you help me with what I may be doing wrong?

Thanks

[nmset]

Are backup_utils.sh and utility_script.sh the same ?

[Viola]

Are backup_utils.sh and utility_script.sh the same ?

Yes -- sorry. I was trying to keep things simple, but copied and pasted that bit of the post. I didn't notice.

[Viola]

OK, I have no explanation for this because I didn't do anything (except to try and run it again after lunch), but it now seems to be working.

Thanks to everyone who looked at this.