04-09-2007
Strange Number comparison issue
Hi,
I am comparing two numbers, but it gives strange results:
My Code:
if [ ${STARTTIME} -gt ${DATE_TIME} ]
then
echo "True"
else
echo "False"
fi
This code gives False for the follwoing comparison
[ 20040109195224 -gt 20070409200951 ]
where as True for the following:
[ 20050109195224 -gt 20070409201317 ]
Any reason for this? Both Should have given False...
I am using ksh shell on HP UX
Please help me
Shihab
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Cybersecurity
hi there , :cool:
um facing a problem with my root passwd
i want to set my root password and when i do i get the following ::
#
# passwd
passwd: Changing password for root
New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
passwd(SYSTEM): They don't match.
Please try again
New Password:... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: badrali
6 Replies
2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have created a server monitor program in Java that connects to servers via SSH and constantly refreshes the new server load every 3 mins. The problem is that even though it is a Java app running shell commands to get the load info, the commands still appear in 'history'.
The question is.. is... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: AndrewSH
1 Replies
3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I was trying to do a string comparison using if. However, the comparison result is getting treated as a executable statement. I'm not sure where I'm making the mistake!
$ typeset TEST_VAR='YUP'
$ if ; then echo 'Got It!'; fi;
ksh: : not found.
Any help is appreciated! (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: waterdrop
3 Replies
4. Web Development
Hi all,
I recently changed the name of my hostname from 'abc123' to 'abc456' (as an example).
I then added a user in my mysql database with the new host and removed references to the old users and hostname.
The strange thing is though, a process using the database still uses the old... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: muay_tb
1 Replies
5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello all,
I'm having an infuriating issue with number comparison. Basically I've written a script that runs in cygwin that SSH's to 4 servers, figures out a success percentage and if it is less than a certain point, triggers an alarm. I've managed to get it to connect to the servers, figure out... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: DeCoTwc
5 Replies
6. Shell Programming and Scripting
So, I'm making a little awk script that generates a range-based histogram of a set of numbers. I've stumbled onto a strange thing. Toward the end of the process, I have this test:
if ( bindex < s )
"bindex" is the "index" of my "bin" (the array element that gets incremented whenever a... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: treesloth
2 Replies
7. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi all experts,
i=1;
while
do
echo $i
$i=$i+1
done
can I use
min=2
max=5
if (($min > $ max))
then
else (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: hamnsan
2 Replies
8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can someone please help me with a unix logic for below. I tried to get the desired output by using change capture condition in Datastage but its not working properly. i have two files file1, file2 as below.
file1
ROW_NO VEND_NO CODE AIR_D OCEAN_D
----------------------------------------
1 ... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: JSKOBS
3 Replies
9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
I am trying to compare two negative numbers using awk on linux.But it is giving me wrong result.Same code is working perfectly on solaris.
print ((0+new_price) < MIN_PRICE)
e.g If I try to compare -1.32(new_price) and -500(min_price) using "<" operator, output is 1 i.e true.
... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: Rashmee
5 Replies
10. Shell Programming and Scripting
more works.sh
#!/bin/ksh
{
print "From: reportgenerator@myserver.com"
print "To: randomguy@myfirm.com"
print "MIME-Version: 1.0"
print "Content-Type: text/html"
print "Subject: Disk Report"
print "<body>"
print "<table border=1>"
... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: mohtashims
3 Replies
LEARN ABOUT X11R4
xtsetsensitive
XtSetSensitive(3) XT FUNCTIONS XtSetSensitive(3)
NAME
XtSetSensitive, XtIsSensitive - set and check a widget's sensitivity state
SYNTAX
void XtSetSensitive(Widget w, Boolean sensitive);
Boolean XtIsSensitive(Widget w);
ARGUMENTS
sensitive Specifies a Boolean value that indicates whether the widget should receive keyboard and pointer events.
w Specifies the widget.
DESCRIPTION
The XtSetSensitive function first calls XtSetValues on the current widget with an argument list specifying that the sensitive field should
change to the new value. It then recursively propagates the new value down the managed children tree by calling XtSetValues on each child
to set the ancestor_sensitive to the new value if the new values for sensitive and the child's ancestor_sensitive are not the same.
XtSetSensitive calls XtSetValues to change sensitive and ancestor_sensitive. Therefore, when one of these changes, the widget's set_values
procedure should take whatever display actions are needed (for example, greying out or stippling the widget).
XtSetSensitive maintains the invariant that if parent has either sensitive or ancestor_sensitive False, then all children have ances-
tor_sensitive False.
The XtIsSensitive function returns True or False to indicate whether or not user input events are being dispatched. If both core.sensitive
and core.ancestor_sensitive are True, XtIsSensitive returns True; otherwise, it returns False.
SEE ALSO
X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
Xlib - C Language X Interface
X Version 11 libXt 1.0.5 XtSetSensitive(3)