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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How to return a string? Post 302467077 by pyscho on Thursday 28th of October 2010 07:06:28 AM

10-28-2010

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Thanks for the reply Scott. I've got a function like this

Code:

function print_daemon_options {
    echo "Start Daemons - Please enter one or a combination of the following:"
    
    if isDatasubEnabled && isReconEnabled; then
        echo "1 = CGT, 2 = Subscriber, 3 = Order Monitor, 4 = Revaluations, 5 = Reconciliation, 6 = All, 7 = Exit"
        allowedInput = "1 2 3 4 5 6 7"
    
    elif isDatasubEnabled && isReconEnabled=0; then
        echo "1 = CGT, 2 = Subscriber, 3 = Order Monitor, 4 = Revaluations, 6 = All, 7 = Exit"
        allowedInput = "1 2 3 4 6 7"

    elif isDatasubEnabled=0 && isReconEnabled; then
        echo "1 = CGT, 3 = Order Monitor, 4 = Revaluations, 5 = Reconciliation, 6 = All, 7 = Exit"
        allowedInput = "1 3 4 5 6 7"
        
    else
        echo "1 = CGT, 3 = Order Monitor, 4 = Revaluations, 6 = All, 7 = Exit"
        allowedInput = "1 3 4 6 7"
    fi
    
    echo allowedInput
}


function stop_daemons {
    print_daemon_options

    echo $allowedInput
}

stop_daemons calls the print one which should echo the options and also return the string but the error I get is:

Start Daemons - Please enter one or a combination of the following:
1 = CGT, 2 = Subscriber, 3 = Order Monitor, 4 = Revaluations, 5 = Reconciliation, 6 = All, 7 = Exit
print_daemon_options: ./wmfo_menu.sh[383]: allowedInput: not found
allowedInput

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