Hello, On 08-Sep-00 Mervyn Jack wrote: > Our programmer, Andrew, tells me the problem is with the lines... > if [ $hessian_colour="twotone" ]; then > > The "=" set's $hession_colour to twotone and returns a TRUE to say the > operation > has been successful. > You need to use a "==" to compare the two values. > For String comparisons, you should really use the word "eq".
The script looks like regular Bourne shell script, and you do not need the == in shell, you do in "C" though. Also I only use the -eq -ne -gt -lt qualifiers for numeric comparisons. I would also put the variables in double quotes as well as the constants, since if the variable is not set, you will get an error without them. Bill Suetholz > > > Mervyn > > > ridgey wrote: > >> Below is a script I am writing, what it does it take in values from webpage >> and basically just write them to a file. What I am trying to do is: there >> is heap of different sections on the page, hessian, linen and more to be >> added. I want the script to ONLY write to file the section that is selected >> and leave the rest out. I think maybe I have done something wrong with the >> ifs as it writes every field to the file when I have specified no values so >> the file should be blank. >> Any help greatly appreciated. >> >> Ridgey >> >> /home/httpsd/temp/countryhats >> fi >> if [ $hessian_colour="twotone" ]; then >> echo "Hessian Selected" >> /home/httpsd/temp/countryhats >> echo "Twotone - First Tone Selected = $h_tone_one" >> >> /home/httpsd/temp/countryhats >> echo "Twotone - First Tone Selected = $h_tone_two" >> >> /home/httpsd/temp/country >> fi >> if [ $linen_colour="onecolour" ]; then >> echo "Linen Selected" >> /home/httpsd/temp/countryhats >> echo "One Colour - Colour Selected = $l_colour" >> >> /home/httpsd/temp/countryhats >> fi >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Mervyn Jack, Technical Director, Country Netlink Pty Ltd. > PO Box 529, Cobram, Vic. Australia, 3644 > Ph +61 3 5871 1000 Fax +61 3 5871 1874 Mobile 0409 960 520 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cnl.com.au ICQ 354419 > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------- E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 12-Sep-00 Time: 10:31:37 This message was sent by XFMail ----------------------------------
