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# 1  
Old 07-07-2009
foreach shell question
Hi
I would like foreach to go through a range of numbers 1-365. This input is being read by a compiled fortran program in the same shell script. Let me try an example to clarify

Code:
 
#!/bin/sh

foreach i (1-365)
./data_make program <<EOF
'echo $i' 
 
/data_'echo $i'  #output file

I just dont know how to input a range without manually typing it in.
I've searched but had no luck, any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks
# 2  
Old 07-07-2009
Code:
#!/bin/sh
for ((i=1; i<=365; i++)); do
  echo $i | ./data_make program >> data_$i
done

(input from stdin)

Or

Code:
#!/bin/sh
for ((i=1; i<=365; i++)); do
  ./data_make program $i >> data_$i
done

(input as an argument)
# 3  
Old 07-07-2009
Actually, since Bash 3.0, you can do

for i in {1..365} ; do ./data_make program $i ; done

See Bash 3.00 brace expansion
# 4  
Old 07-08-2009
Ok my first attempt at suggestion with more info. I get an error: badly placed ()s
any ideas?

Code:
for ((i=1; i<=365; i++)); do
./window_sect_data_make <<EOF
echo $i  #!the record number
Vn  #! input
200 #! input
150 #! input
Color
velocity_data/filtered_data_$i; #outputfile name
done

Does it matter that there are inputs that dont change, and only one that does? Probably not but Im running out of ideas as to why this wont run.
Thanks
Last edited by d_kowalske; 07-08-2009 at 10:32 AM.. Reason: changed code
# 5  
Old 07-08-2009
On which line to you get the error? (please show the actual error message in full)

Is this the complete script?

Where is the closing EOF?
# 6  
Old 07-08-2009
I am not sure how to tell what line the error is on? I use
source shellscriptname to run
Code:
Badly placed ()'s.

I forgot last EOF but nothing changed
# 7  
Old 07-08-2009
Hmm. You're right. That for doesn't work in sh!

Change line 1 to:
Code:
#!/usr/bin/bash

The system I wrote it on yesterday had a link from sh to bash.

The system I'm using now doesn't - that's why it worked for me yesterday! Sorry about that.
 
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