I'd like to start with that: in AIX "ksh" is a Korn Shell 88, "ksh93" is a Korn Shell 93. Because the two behave differently in this regard, which one do you use?
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Originally Posted by cumeh1624
I need to know if the maximum array element that can be assigned is 1024 and if its so, Is there a workaround solution when the counter exceeded 1024?
This is so for ksh88, not so for ksh93 and the workaround is to use a different algorithm. I agree with Corona688: whatever you do you probably do it in a wrong way anyway.
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Originally Posted by cumeh1624
These two lines will either lead to syntax errors or not do what you expect them to do. Instead use one of the following:
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Originally Posted by cumeh1624
Yikes! My advice is to stay away from "eval" as long as possible. It is a perfect recipe to shoot yourself into foot.
My suggestion is to explain what you want to achieve (instead of trying to find loopholes to make possible a pseudosolution which is bad anyway) and we will find a way to do that - without workarounds and most probably without "eval".
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