decimal numbers

snow · #1 (**permalink**) 01-06-2009

Hi friends
How can I use "for loop" for decimal numbers?
ex: 0.1 < x < 0.6
I used this commands but does'nt work.
LIMIT=0.6
for ((x=0.1; x<=LIMIT; x++))
do
-
-
-
done
Many thanks

SFNYC · #2 (**permalink**) 01-06-2009

You want to do this in what? KSH? Bash? Perl?

Why don't you set a separate iterator variable like this:

Code:

// pseudo code - depends on your language

x=0.1
LIMIT = 6

for ((idx=x*10; idx<=LIMIT; idx++))
do
-
-
-
done

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