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09-11-2012

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PS3 and SELECT, is it possible to put a line break?

Hi all,

Before I give up on using SELECT for my first attempt at creating a menu driven script, can anyone please advise if it is possible to include a line break for PS3, I've tried putting in a \n and it does not work.

Tried for both bash and ksh and both gives the same result. Preference is to use ksh.

Code:

 
menu_main1()
{
   PS3="\n ::  Please choose a VALID option : "
   echo ""
   echo ""
   select choice_main in "Generic SA" "Refresh Tasks" "Others" "Exit"
   do
      case $choice_main in
         "Generic SA" )
            echo "Generic SA"
            clear
            menu_db_admin
            ;;
         "Refresh Tasks" )
            echo "Refresh Tasks"
            ;;
         "Others" )
            echo "Others"
            ;;
         "Exit" )
            exit 0
            ;;
      esac
   done
}

Output is as below:

Code:

 

 
1) Generic SA
2) Refresh Tasks
3) Others
4) Exit
\n ::  Please choose a VALID option :

If someone believes there is a better alternative to using select, formatting wise, please advise. An example may be best if any. I've seen heaps of examples in Google but maybe someone has a proven way of making a menu driven script.

Thanks in advance.

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NAME

       Net::LDAP::Extension::Refresh - LDAPv3 Refresh extension object (RFC 2589)

SYNOPSIS

	use Net::LDAP;
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	$ldap = Net::LDAP->new('localhost');
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DESCRIPTION

       "Net::LDAP::Extension::Refresh" implements the "Refresh" extended LDAPv3 operation as described in RFC 2589

       It implements no object by itself but extends the Net::LDAP object by another method:

METHODS

       refresh ( OPTIONS )
	   Send a refresh operation for an object.

	   OPTIONS is a list of key/value pairs. The following keys are reconized:

	   entryName
	       This option contains the object to refresh. It must be a DN.

	   requestTtl
	       This option contains the TTL in seconds requested. The server may choose to set another value as stated in RFC 2589

       get_ttl ( )
	   Return the TTL set by the server during the previous "refresh" call.

	   This method is a method of the Net::LDAP::Message response object returned in reply to "refresh()" in case the "refresh()" call
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SEE ALSO

       Net::LDAP, Net::LDAP::Extension

AUTHOR

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