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# 1  
Old 04-20-2011
Problem in executing For loop....
Hi frnds

I trying to execute the following ksh,
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
file=$OBS_APP_PATH/config/com/uhg/obs/inbound/configs/ServiceFeeDetail.xml
inputFileDir=$OBS_APP_PATH/config/com/uhg/obs/inbound/configs/
echo $file
echo $cntWrd
if[ -a $inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml ]
then
	echo "Inside IF"
	for i in 'ls -t1 $inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml'
		do
		  echo "Inside for loop"
		done
fi

Im getting the following error msg,

Code:
/obs/tst/app/scripts> ksh parsingIf.ksh
/obs/tst/app/config/com/uhg/obs/inbound/configs/ServiceFeeDetail.xml

: not found [No such file or directory]onfig/com/uhg/obs/inbound/configs/
: not found [No such file or directory]
Inside IF
' unexpectedh: line 8: syntax error at line 10: `do

Please help... Tnx in advance...

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Last edited by zaxxon; 04-20-2011 at 04:54 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 04-20-2011
One issue with your if statment. A "space" is missing

Code:
if[ -a $inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml ]

change to

Code:
if [ -a $inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml ]

regards,
Ahamed
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balesh
# 3  
Old 04-20-2011
Still not working...
I gave space even then im getting errors....

Code:
/obs/tst/app/scripts> ksh parsingIf.ksh
/obs/tst/app/config/com/uhg/obs/inbound/configs/ServiceFeeDetail.xml
' unexpectedh: line 4: syntax error at line 9: `do

# 4  
Old 04-20-2011
Also, from the code I think it should be like this.

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
file=~/test/ServiceFeeDetail.xml
inputFileDir=~/test
echo $file
echo $cntWrd
if [ -a $inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml ]
then
   echo "Inside IF"
   for i in `ls -t1 $inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml`
   do
     echo "Inside for loop"
   done
fi

Change done in for loop. Not single quotes, though single quotes also works but functionality differs.

regards,
Ahamed
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balesh
# 5  
Old 04-20-2011
Couple of points..
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
file="${OBS_APP_PATH}/config/com/uhg/obs/inbound/configs/ServiceFeeDetail.xml" # Use variables within ${..} so it expands correctly
inputFileDir="${OBS_APP_PATH}/config/com/uhg/obs/inbound/configs/"
echo $file
echo $cntWrd
if [ -e "$inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml" ] # not sure what -a test checks, its an AND operator.If your looking for existance of a file then use -e
then
	echo "Inside IF"
	for i in `ls -t1 $inputFileDir/ServiceFee*.xml` # use backticks ` not single quotes '
	do
		echo "Inside for loop"
	done
fi

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balesh
# 6  
Old 04-20-2011
Thanks for the replies friends..
But still im getting the same error message.. Even the IF stmt is not getting executed.... Smilie duuno where the problem is!!
# 7  
Old 04-20-2011
May be there are some control characters present.
Try removing those or rewrite the script without doing a copy-paste.
you have the ksh shell right? and which OS?

regards,
Ahamed
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