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Old 03-26-2013
Case statement not working as expected
Code:
            case "$freq" in
            [2,2.5,3.15,4,5,6.3]" Hz")          low=250; high=550;;
            "8 Hz")                             low=250; high=1000;;
            [10,12.5,16,20,25,31.5,40,50]" Hz") low=400; high=1000;;
            "63 Hz")                            low=550; high=1000;;
            [80,100,125,160,200,250]" Hz")      low=400; high=550;;
            *)                                  low=error; high=error;;
            esac

The strings containing decimal places like "6.3 Hz" are not being found in the case statement. I have tried putting "6.3" or '6.3' around the individual entries.

Can someone explain what is going on here?

Mike
# 2  
Old 03-26-2013
The syntax is not correct ( [..] denote a single character that can be any of the characters specified inside them). Try:
Code:
  case ${freq% Hz} in
    2|2.5|3.15|4|5|6.3)  ...

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 03-26-2013 at 04:56 PM..
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Michael Stora
# 3  
Old 03-26-2013
Will do, thanks.

Mike

edit: works fine
Last edited by Michael Stora; 03-26-2013 at 05:35 PM..
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