Steve
At 05:26 PM 6/18/2003 -0400, you wrote:
This does not work! I get a syntax error
./qadadmin: line 34: syntax error near unexpected token `$reply' ./qadadmin: line 34: `switch($reply) {'
At least i am not getting "command does not exist".
Sincerely,
David Langschied Langschied Consulting Services 25644 Mackinac Roseville, MI 48066
Phone: (586)777-7542 Cell: (248)789-8493 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Buehler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 5:12 PM Subject: Re: case? switch? I need to write a script and neither of these options work.
> switch($reply) { > case "1" : > do this > exit(); > break; > case "2" : > do this > exit(); > break; > case "3" : > do this > exit(); > break; > default : > do this > exit(); > break; > } > > At 04:46 PM 6/18/2003 -0400, dlangschied wrote: > >Sorry, I did not include the "in" after $reply and the case statement works. > >I am still curious about switch. > > > >Sincerely, > > > >David Langschied > >Langschied Consulting Services > >25644 Mackinac > >Roseville, MI 48066 > > > >Phone: (586)777-7542 > >Cell: (248)789-8493 > >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "dlangschied" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 4:38 PM > >Subject: case? switch? I need to write a script and neither of these options > >work. > > > > > > > Hi all! > > > > > > I am having a bit of difficulty with writing a script. I am on Linux 8.0 > > > and trying to run a case statement like a would in HP-UX. This is not > > > working. I looked up the man page on case and it indicated that it was > > > being obsoleted. The man page suggested that I use switch. When I > >attempt > > > to do so, I get a "command not found" error. I am completely lost on what > > > to do next. > > > > > > Here is the gist of my case statement a la HP-UX: > > > > > > read reply > > > case $reply > > > 1) > > > Do this > > > ;; > > > 2) > > > Do this > > > ;; > > > 3) > > > Do this > > > ;; > > > 'x|X') > > > Exit > > > ;; > > > *) > > > echo error > > > ;; > > > esac > > > > > > Please help, I need to be able to read in a value from a menu and run a > > > corresponding script. > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > David Langschied > > > Langschied Consulting Services > > > 25644 Mackinac > > > Roseville, MI 48066 > > > > > > Phone: (586)777-7542 > > > Cell: (248)789-8493 > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > >-- > >redhat-list mailing list > >unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by the MailScanner at ow4, and is > >believed to be clean. >
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