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# 1  
Old 04-03-2015
View on screen text file and enter input
Is the below correct syntax for if the user enters something other than "GJB2 or MECP2, or PHOX2B", then they are shown on the screen format.txt and allowed to enter in one of those formats? Thank you Smilie.

Basically, the user can see which formats are allowed and enter a variant while viewing the document?

Code:
[ "$gene" != "GJB2 or MECP2, or PHOX2B" ] &&
		printf "\n Please enter variant in one of the formats listed." &&
		cd 'C:' c:/Users/cmccabe/Desktop/Python27/format.txt
		less format.txt
		return
	printf "Enter variant(s): "; IFS="," read -a variants

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# 2  
Old 04-03-2015
You can't do that while viewing a document. You can do that, or view a document, but not both simultaneously.

So I would put the less before everything, so they can see the document, then be told what to do with it once they quit. Perhaps with an option to view the file again if necessary.
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Old 04-03-2015
Is it possible to enter the variant on that screen and then store that input as a variable. Then after the user enters the variant and hits enter it goes back to the function. I attached an example. Thank you Smilie.
example.doc (69.5 KB) 
# 4  
Old 04-03-2015
I will just echo the formats on-screen. Thank you for your help Smilie.
# 5  
Old 04-03-2015
I assume that what you meant by:
Code:
[ "$gene" != "GJB2 or MECP2, or PHOX2B" ] && ...

was:
Code:
[ "$gene" != "GJB2" ] && [ "$gene" != "MECP2" ] && [ "$gene" != "PHOX2B" ] && ...

Note that these comparisons are case sensitive. (In at least one of your other threads, you had "Phox2B" instead of "PHOX2B".)
# 6  
Old 04-03-2015
Is there a way to make them case insensitive? Thank you Smilie.
# 7  
Old 04-03-2015
Again assuming that you're using bash:
Code:
shopt -s nocasematch  # Use case-insensitive matches in [[ expr ]] and case patterns.
[[ "$gene" != "GJB2" ]] && [[ "$gene" != "MECP2" ]] && [[ "$gene" != "PHOX2B" ]] && ...

If you need case sensitive matches later in your script, you'll need to use:
Code:
shopt -u nocasematch

to restore the default case sensitive matching.
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