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# 1  
Old 06-25-2009
Bug Urgent:- syntax error near unexpected token `done'
hi,

i need to with making while loop logic working in shell program, i got syntax error

the following Code and Error details:

x=60
while [ ${x} -gt 0 ]
do
/usr/bin/php /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php
x=$((x-1))
sleep 1
done

/home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh: line 6: syntax error near unexpected token `done'
/home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh: line 6: `done'

Kindly help me Smilie
# 2  
Old 06-25-2009
x=`expr $x - 1`

use this one instead of x=$((x-1))
# 3  
Old 06-25-2009
Urgent:- syntax error near unexpected token `done' Reply to Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by jayan_jay
x=`expr $x - 1`

use this one instead of x=$((x-1))

hi,

thanks for your quick reply

i have updated as per the code but the same syntax error came again

the following error:

/home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh: line 7: syntax error near unexpected token `done'
/home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh: line 7: `done'


Kindly help me....
Last edited by kannankrp; 06-25-2009 at 06:37 AM..
# 4  
Old 06-25-2009
Data Your code is correct
see the output which i got

Apps-Monitor [/home/osseng/Task] -bash-15:21:41$ cat 5secondrotatorscript.sh
x=60
while [ ${x} -gt 0 ]
do
/usr/bin/php /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php
x=$((x-1))
sleep 1
done

Apps-Monitor [/home/osseng/Task] -bash-15:21:43$ ./5secondrotatorscript.sh
Could not open input file: /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php
Could not open input file: /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php
Could not open input file: /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php

Apps-Monitor [/home/osseng/Task] -bash-15:21:47$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 #1 Tue Mar 14 15:48:33 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
# 5  
Old 06-25-2009
Bug Urgent:- syntax error near unexpected token `done' Reply to Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by mphanikumars
see the output which i got

Apps-Monitor [/home/osseng/Task] -bash-15:21:41$ cat 5secondrotatorscript.sh
x=60
while [ ${x} -gt 0 ]
do
/usr/bin/php /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php
x=$((x-1))
sleep 1
done

Apps-Monitor [/home/osseng/Task] -bash-15:21:43$ ./5secondrotatorscript.sh
Could not open input file: /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php
Could not open input file: /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php
Could not open input file: /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/cron-set.php

Apps-Monitor [/home/osseng/Task] -bash-15:21:47$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 #1 Tue Mar 14 15:48:33 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
hi,

the code I have used in UNIX, this code is running good when it is executed in command prompt, but when I saved this file with .sh extension, this giving the below Error message. Please check and help me in this.

the following running command and output:

[admin2009@ip-208-109-22-128 ~]$ sh /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh
/home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh: line 7: syntax error near unexpected token `done'
/home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh: line 7: `done'


kindly help meSmilie
Last edited by kannankrp; 06-25-2009 at 01:05 PM..
# 6  
Old 06-26-2009
I got your issue...

If you run script with "sh /home/egrdemo/public_html/pposh_new/5secondrotatorscript.sh"

sh --> will not understand --> x=$((x-1))
Please change this line to --> x=`expr $x - 1`

Good Luk
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