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# 1  
Old 03-06-2010
Lightbulb Where do I ask the question?

Hello. I have a variable $num that has values 1-9.
I want to put in a statement saying

Code:
if $num != seq 1 9
then
echo "Invalid entry. Use numbers 1-9. "

Do I put it before, in, or after my "while" code?
Code:
 while (( $var <= $num ))
do
  f=(( $f * $var ))
  let var++
done

Also i wrote
Code:
tput cup 18 33 read num

before my "while" loop and the code did not give me a chance to enter a number, causing some syntax errors. Why didn't the script wait for me to enter a #?
thank you

---------- Post updated at 11:44 AM ---------- Previous update was at 11:38 AM ----------

ahhhhhhhhhhhh...
Should it read

Code:
tput cup 18 33; read num

tput and read are two different statements. Right?
# 2  
Old 03-06-2010
Quote:
tput and read are two different statements. Right?
Right Smilie

You can write :
Code:
[[ $num = [1..9] ]] || echo "Invalid entry. Use numbers 1-9. "

Code:
while (( $var <= $num ))
do
  f=(( $f * $var ))
  let var++
done

can be written
Code:
for ( var=0; var<= $num; var++)
do
    ((f*=var))
done

but f should first be initialized at a value other than zero Smilie
# 3  
Old 03-06-2010
Yes sir f is initialized to something other than 0.Smilie
BUT, the code is not loop like I though it would. I enter one number, the answer is given, and then it gets out of the code and goes back to the command line.
Why doesn't the code go through all of the numbers (1-9)?

mmmmmmmmmmm...i have just thoroughly confused myself.
Please help.Smilie
# 4  
Old 03-07-2010
I'm confused, there were somme errors corrected here: I don't really understand your needs but here is something which works :
Code:
#!/bin/bash
f=2
until ((num)) # Until num is a numeric value > 0
do
    tput cup 18 33; read -p "Enter number " num
done
for ((var=1; var <= $num; var++))
do
    ((f*=$var))
    echo "$var : $f"
done


Last edited by frans; 03-07-2010 at 03:47 AM..
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