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# 15  
Old 07-19-2013
above reply is really helpful, but i am facing error when i used = operator in the first condition:
Code:
if [ "$end_ct" = "END CAT" ] || [ $emtr_cnt -eq 1 ]; then


and the error which i am facing is :
Code:
bravo_main_refresh.sh: test: unknown operator ----------

# 16  
Old 07-19-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by lovelysethii
above reply is really helpful, but i am facing error when i used = operator in the first condition:
Code:
if [ "$end_ct" = "END CAT" ] || [ $emtr_cnt -eq 1 ]; then


and the error which i am facing is :
Code:
bravo_main_refresh.sh: test: unknown operator ----------

So we know that $end_cnt does not expand to END CAT and we know that $emtr_cnt does not expand to a string of decimal digits.

Several posts back, I asked you to turn on tracing and show us the output. You never did that. Please help yourself and us by turning tracing on early in your script with:
Code:
set -xv

show us your complete updated script, and show us the output from the trace if it isn't obvious what is going wrong when you look at the trace output.
# 17  
Old 07-19-2013
If you are not sure do an example longhand to get your head around it!

An example:-
Code:
#!/bin/bash --posix
# if_then.sh
end_ct="END DOG"
emtr_cnt=0
# If first is correct _OR_ second is correct...
if [ "$end_ct" == "END CAT" ] || [ $emtr_cnt -eq 1 ]
then
	echo "Woohoo at least one works..."
else
	echo "Neither are correct!!!"
fi
# The first result will be "Neither are correct!!!"
# Now change one or both of the two variables to a correct value and rerun!

Change one or both of the variables to the correct value and rerun...
Code:
Last login: Fri Jul 19 12:48:00 on ttys000
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./if_then.sh
Neither are correct!!!
AMIGA:barrywalker~>

# 18  
Old 07-22-2013
here is my updated string:

Code:
#!/bin/csh


# ***  Lovely Sethi 08/2013  ***
#  This process executes the BRAVO_MAIN_REFRESH.sql
#
#  This file should be scheduled in CRONTAB to run each Big run.

#  /uv1402/u207/home/bravodba/bestdbscript/shscriptfiles/RUNDATE.sh

end_ct=`sqlplus -s $ORACLE_USER/$ORACLE_PASS@$ORACLE_SID   << EOF
                select description from bravo_statistics
                where trunc(time_stamp)=trunc(sysdate)-4
                and description='END CAT';
EOF`
echo $end_ct;
emtr_cnt=`sqlplus -s $ORACLE_USER/$ORACLE_PASS@$ORACLE_SID   << EOF
                select count(*) from mrs.bill_cal
                where trunc(actual_run_date)=trunc(sysdate)-3;
EOF`
echo $emtr_cnt;
if [ "$end_ct" -eq "END CAT" ] && [ $emtr_cnt -eq 1 ]; then
echo $end_ct
else
echo "value not found"
fi

#sqlplus $ORACLE_USER/$ORACLE_PASS@$ORACLE_SID @/uv1402/u207/home/bravodba/bestdbscript/sqlscriptfiles/BRAVO_MAIN_REFRESH.sql
#/uv1402/u207/home/bravodba/bestdbscript/shscriptfiles/sendmailanalysisrefresh.sh

value of both the variables are true, so it should echo $end_ct, but instead it is first giving an error:
Quote:
sh bravo_main_refresh.sh
+ sh bravo_main_refresh.sh
DESCRIPTIO ---------- END CAT
COUNT(*) ---------- 1
bravo_main_refresh.sh: test: unknown operator ----------

please suggest
# 19  
Old 07-23-2013
$end_ct contains a numeric value or a string value??

if it contains string value then use
Code:
if [ "$end_ct" = "END CAT" ] && [ $emtr_cnt -eq 1 ]; then
      echo $end_ct
else
      echo "value not found"
fi

-eq is normally used for comparing numeric values.
# 20  
Old 07-23-2013
i have already done this, but it is giving some error like :
Code:
if [ "end_ct" == "END CAT" ]; then

and the error is :
Quote:
bravo_main_refresh.sh: test: unknown operator ==
don't know why
# 21  
Old 07-23-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by lovelysethii
i have already done this, but it is giving some error like :
Code:
if [ "end_ct" == "END CAT" ]; then

and the error is :


don't know why
use single = instead of double(==)..

---------- Post updated at 08:56 AM ---------- Previous update was at 08:47 AM ----------

just try the below thing.. i am not sure, but just try once.
Code:
if test "$end_ct" = "END CAT" ; then
        echo "$end_ct"
else
        echo "value not found"
fi

---------- Post updated at 09:00 AM ---------- Previous update was at 08:56 AM ----------

are you using csh?? if its csh try with this syntax

Code:
if    ( Expression1 ) then 
    block A1
  else  if  ( Expression2 )
    block A2
  else  if  ( Expression3 )
    block A3
    ...
  else  if  ( Expression i-1 )
    block Ai-1
  else 
    block Ai
  endif

syntax differs in bash and csh
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