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Old 05-19-2009
Please show:
  1. What you have for your input
  2. What desired output you'd like to have
  3. What exactly have you tried so far
  4. What exactly does not work
  5. How have you tried to solve it yourself
# 16  
Old 05-19-2009
$v_dt1=02-MAY-2005
$v_dt2=04-MAY-2005
while [ $v_dt1 -lt $v_dt2 ]
do
cp *.$v_dt1.dat
[ $v_dt1 = $v_dt2 ]
done
I am trying to update the date..but dont know how to?
# 17  
Old 05-19-2009
The functions that Franklin52 and I have provided can be generalized to convert your date specifications into 'integers'. Then you can perform your comparisons and take the actions accordingly.
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