On 16:15 26 Feb 2002, David Lupo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 02:30:45AM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | > echo Enter a value | > read number | > | > answer=(echo 0.245 \* $number)|bc | > echo $answer | > | > but answer remains a null variable always | > How do I carry out calculations using non integer values then ? | | The calculation is working, but you have left out the back-ticks (`) | around the expression to capture its output into the shell variable. | Try | | answer=`(echo 0.245 \* $number)|bc`
And you don't need the (brackets) either. -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ We tend to overestimate the short-term impact of technological change and underestimate its long-term impact. - Amara's Law _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
