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Old 03-15-2012
/usr/local/bin/expr function not working
Legends,

I am not able to set "expr" function in ksh script.
Below is the sample code i used, and output is as "Syntax error"
Please help me to come out of it.


Quote:
DATE1="`date -u +%Y`"
DATE2="`date -u +%m%d`"
CurrentDate="$DATE1$DATE2"
print "CurrentDate = $CurrentDate"
cutoffdate=`/usr/local/bin/expr $CurrentDate - 3`
print "cutoffdate = $cutoffdate"
cat /tmp/loadDSdata.tmpl|while read BASENAME
do
Len=`/usr/local/bin/expr length $BASENAME`
Len=`/usr/local/bin/expr $Len + 2`
Len2=`/usr/local/bin/expr $Len + 7`

print "Len = $Len"
print "Len2 = $Len2"

OUTPUT

Quote:
CurrentDate = 20120315
cutoffdate = 20120312
expr: syntax error
expr: syntax error
expr: syntax error
Len =
Len2 =
Last edited by sdosanjh; 03-15-2012 at 06:07 AM..
# 2  
Old 03-15-2012
what is there in /tmp/loadDSdata.tmpl ?

---------- Post updated at 02:53 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:48 PM ----------

if the BASENAME is numeric then you can try the below

Code:
 
len=$((${#BASENAME}+2))
len=$((${#len}+7))

# 3  
Old 03-15-2012
Code:
cutoffdate=`/usr/local/bin/expr $CurrentDate - 3`

You can't do date arithmetic with expr.
# 4  
Old 03-15-2012
What OS your using..? Maybe you can try as Len=`/usr/local/bin/expr "$BASENAME" : '.*'` instead of length expression.
This User Gave Thanks to michaelrozar17 For This Post:
sdosanjh
# 5  
Old 03-15-2012
$BASENAME is not numeric..its say "India"

@Franklin52, but i am getting value in cutoffdate variable

@itkamaraj; in /tmp/loadDSdata.tmpl i have contents like below
Kenya
India

Then it will go to directory search for Kenya_*.csv file and remove.

---------- Post updated at 01:43 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:42 AM ----------

@michaelrozar17

Thanks dear, that worked.


Quote:
CurrentDate = 20120315
cutoffdate = 20120312
Len = 7
Len2 = 14
---------- Post updated at 01:44 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:43 AM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelrozar17
What OS your using..? Maybe you can try as Len=`/usr/local/bin/expr "$BASENAME" : '.*'` instead of length expression.

IT WORKED Smilie
# 6  
Old 03-15-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by sdosanjh
@Franklin52, but i am getting value in cutoffdate variable
And what should be the result if you subtract 3 from a date like 20120101?

Code:
20120101 - 3

# 7  
Old 03-15-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
And what should be the result if you subtract 3 from a date like 20120101?

Code:
20120101 - 3


Right... so it will fail every year for 1st 3 days...?
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