Shell Programming and Scripting

# Specify console to be run
tries=0
limit=3
finished=0

        echo "Please specify one of the following:
                cfgwiz for the Configuration Wizard
                diag for Diagnostics and Performance Logging
                connectwiz the Connectivity Wizard
                licmgr for the License Manager
                odbcadx for the ODBC Administrator
                svcmgr for the Service Manager
                testodbc for the ODBC Test Tool"


while [ ${finished} -eq 0 ] && [ ${tries} -lt ${limit} ]; do
    
    echo "Specify the executable you would like to run and press Return: "
       read console

    tries=`expr ${tries} + 1`

        if [ -f /path/to/bin/files/$console ]; then
            /path/to/bin/files/$console
        
        finished=1
    
        else
        
        echo "Invalid selection. Please try again."
        fi

done

# Terminate script after three invalid entries.

    if [ ${tries} -ge ${limit} ]; then
        echo "Too many failed attempts. Terminating script."
        return 1
    else
        return 0
    fi

exit 0

        if [ ${console} = "diag" ]; then  #specify log file if doing diagnostics.
            echo "Please enter the name of your destination logfile."
            echo "The log file you specify will be in the same location as the Application log."
            read -t 90 logfile
                touch /logs/path/${logfile}
                chown `whoami`:staff /logs/path/${logfile}
                chmod 775 /logs/path/${logfile}
         else
                    echo "Too much time has elapsed. Terminating script."
                    exit 1
          fi