Suhen, If all you want is a format check (and no date validation) here is a way to do it:
#!/usr/bin/ksh REQD=ZZ-ZZZ-ZZ RCVD=`echo $1| tr '[A-Z] | [a-z] | [0-9]' '[Z*]'` if [ $REQD = $RCVD ] then echo "Input Format is Okay" else echo "Input Format is WRONG" fi HTH, Regards, - Kirti Deshpande Verizon Information Services http://www.superpages.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Suhen Pather [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 7:40 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: date format in ksh > > Jared, > > Thanks for the reply. > I am passing a hardcoded date. > I am not getting a date from the > "date" command in ksh. > > What my ksh does is retrieves $1 and must check if the date format > is in DD-MON-YY eg. 02-FEB-01. > It uses the hardcoded date (passed in as argument 1) in the script. > If the date is in another format other than above then it must exit. > > Regards > Suhen > > > > > > date +%d-%b-%Y > > man date. > > You may have to look at the man page on a system with more > recent documentation, such as linux. The man page on > Solaris is incomplete. > > JARed > > > > > > > Suhen Pather > > <Suhen.Pather@strandba To: Multiple > recipients > of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > gs.com.au> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: date format > in > ksh > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > 10/25/01 08:00 PM > > Please respond to > > ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > List, > > > > > > Sorry to deviate from the topic, but > > > I am writing a korn shell script that would exit if the date format is > > > incorrect. > > > > > > I just need something to compare the date format passed in with > DD-MON-YYYY. > > > > > > Eg. > > > I am passing an argument to my ksh script being the date. > > > If the date is in any other format but DD-MON-YYYY the ksh must exit. > > > > > > Eg. sh test.ksh 02/05/1999 > > > > > > It must exit. > > > > > > The only format excepted should be > > > sh test.ksh 02-MON-YYYY > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Regards > > > Suhen > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Suhen Pather > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Deshpande, Kirti INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
