Try putting a space between $userid and the = and the xxx in your if [ ]
test.
The shell is picky about where put the spaces.
Try this stuff below (note I added the spaces in [ $userid = xxx ];)
>
>userid=xxy
>export userid
>echo $userid
xxy
>if [ $userid = xxx ]; then echo 'aaa'; else echo 'bbb'; fi
bbb
>
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Did you export userid?
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>
>userid=xxy
>export userid
>echo $userid
xxy
>if [ $userid=xxx ]; then echo 'aaa'; else echo 'bbb'; fi
aaa
>
--Chris
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17:17:14:oracle8i@coin-app:/u07/export8i:ORUNDEF
513-> userid=xxy
17:17:26:oracle8i@coin-app:/u07/export8i:ORUNDEF
514-> if [ $userid=xxx ]; then echo 'aaa'; else echo 'bbb'; fi
aaa
17:17:51:oracle8i@coin-app:/u07/export8i:ORUNDEF
515->
why does it print aaa instead of bbb?
Alex Hillman
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