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Old 05-02-2011
HEX to DEC Conversion Error

I'm trying to convert hex to dec and with the help of output i need to do the process. If i execute the below code

Code:
assetValue=8f
assetNavigation=$(echo "ibase=16; "$assetValue"" | bc)
echo $assetNavigation

i'm getting the error below

Code:
[user@shore-vm ~]$ sh script.sh
(standard_in) 1: syntax error

but if i change the code as
Code:
assetValue=77
assetNavigation=$(echo "ibase=16; "$assetValue"" | bc)
echo $assetNavigation

i get the out put as
[code]
I'm trying to convert hex to dec and with the help of output i need to do the process. If i execute the below code

Code:
assetValue=8f
assetNavigation=$(echo "ibase=16; "$assetValue"" | bc)
echo $assetNavigation

i'm getting the error below

Code:
[user@shore-vm ~]$ sh script.sh
119

is there in which if any alphabet is passed its throwing error or i'm wrong in doing it. help me out.

Last edited by joeyg; 05-02-2011 at 12:23 PM.. Reason: Fixed typo in header topic
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Old 05-02-2011
use 8F (capital letters)
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