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Old 12-03-2010
Syntax error in script with if statement

I'm working on a function in a shell script I'm writing that will eventually take in and print out a list of vendor names and aliases (for my work) Here's the function in question:

Code:
addvendorandalias ()
{	 
echo
echo -n 'Would you like to create a new vendor list (y or n)? '
read answer
if [ answer='y' ] then
	echo 'Enter the name you would like to give the file: ' 
	read vendorfilename 	
	touch $vendorfilename 	
fi
echo 'Enter the vendorname: '
	read vendorname
}

when I try to run the script get this message:

-bash: vendorlist.txt: line 28: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
-bash: vendorlist.txt: line 28: `fi'

I cannot for the life of me figure out what I've done wrong. According to the book I have I've constructed the if statement properly.
 

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Locale::getDisplayScript - Returns an appropriately localized display name for script of the input locale

	Object oriented style

SYNOPSIS
publicstatic string Locale::getDisplayScript (string $locale, [string $in_locale]) DESCRIPTION
Procedural style string locale_get_display_script (string $locale, [string $in_locale]) Returns an appropriately localized display name for script of the input locale. If is NULL then the default locale is used. PARAMETERS
o $locale - The locale to return a display script for o $in_locale - Optional format locale to use to display the script name RETURN VALUES
Display name of the script for the $locale in the format appropriate for $in_locale. EXAMPLES
Example #1 locale_get_display_script(3) example <?php echo locale_get_display_script('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en'); echo "; "; echo locale_get_display_script('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr'); echo "; "; echo locale_get_display_script('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de'); ?> Example #2 OO example <?php echo Locale::getDisplayScript('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'en'); echo "; "; echo Locale::getDisplayScript('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'fr'); echo "; "; echo Locale::getDisplayScript('sl-Latn-IT-nedis', 'de'); ?> The above example will output: Latin; latin; Lateinisch SEE ALSO
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