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Old 06-20-2006
While loop problems
Here it wont terminate unless i take the not of my statement

#!/bin/bash
grabXML
parseXML
TAIL=5
#"$(cat dailyCasLog | tail -n 1)"
COUNT=200
LINE=5
#"$(cat dailyCasLog | head -n $COUNT | tail -n 1)"
echo $TAIL
echo $LINE
while ($LINE!=)
do
#$LINE">>currentLine

folderMaker

#moveBackup
#ftp -v -n "$LINE"
#user "" ""
#cd PATH to backup
#get the files
#bye
COUNT=$(expr $COUNT + 1)
echo $COUNT

echo $LINE y
echo $TAIL y
LINE="$(cat dailyCasLog|head -n $COUNT | tail -n 1)"
done
exit 0

itll just continue to loop forever
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