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# 1  
Old 12-30-2011
elif if not expected
Hi All,

I write an script will have some functions... I am getting elif not expected error..

Even tried by using set -x for debug but no use..

Could you please help me out in this
Code:
Variables
....
....
....
TEST_SRC()
{
 cat ${filesrc} >> ${filetgt}
    if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
  echo "Concatenation failed. Exiting"
  exit -1
    fi
}
 
if [ ${A_CHECK} -eq "F" ] then
 
   ARCHIVE()
 
   TEST_SRC()
elif [ ${A_TGT} -eq ${A_DLT_SRC} ] then
.....
else
.....
fi

# 2  
Old 12-30-2011
you need to put a semicolon before the 'then' keyword like:
Code:
if [ ${A_CHECK} -eq "F" ] ; then

same thing in
Code:
elif [ ${A_TGT} -eq ${A_DLT_SRC} ] ; then

see ya
fra
# 3  
Old 12-30-2011
Even I had done this earlier but getting same error...
# 4  
Old 12-30-2011
hi,
try omitting the double round parenthesis when calling the functions inside the if statement.

fra
# 5  
Old 12-30-2011
Use double quotes...

Code:
elif [ "${A_TGT}" = "${A_DLT_SRC}" ] ; then

-eq is used for numerical comparison...

HTH
--ahamed
# 6  
Old 12-30-2011
Thanks fra & ahamed....I tired both options: but still error exists Smilie

Code:
if [ "$A_CHECK" -eq "F" ]; then
 
   ARCHIVE()
 
   TEST_SRC()
elif [ "$A_TGT" -eq "$A_DLT_SRC" ]; then
.....
else
.....
fi

# 7  
Old 12-30-2011
Can you post the entire code code around if loop and which shell/OS are you using?

--ahamed

---------- Post updated at 02:27 AM ---------- Previous update was at 02:24 AM ----------

On a second thought, post the -x output...
I think there must be a new line or carriage return with the data stored in those variables use in if loop!

--ahamed
Last edited by ahamed101; 12-30-2011 at 06:34 AM..
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