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Old 09-30-2004
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Does anyone know the correct syntax for computing arithmetic expressions inside the echo statement? Let me know, thanks
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Old 09-30-2004
you could store the results of the expression in a variable.
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Old 10-03-2004
echo doesn't know math. You want "expr".
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Old 10-04-2004
figured it out...thanks for the help
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