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Old 08-16-2006
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I am new to scripting.
I am using the following script . BART.dat contains the string 'Y' .

#!/bin/ksh
cd /work/TCI/data_out

file=`cat BART.dat`
echo "$file"
if ["$file"=="Y"]; then
echo "true"
fi


When i am executing the above script i am getting the following error
./s.ksh[6]: [Y==Y]: not found

What could be the problem.

Thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 08-16-2006
i dont know but this line should be checked
replace
Code:
if ["$file"=="Y"];

by

Code:
if [ "$file" = "Y" ];

Please note space after [ and before ] and =
Last edited by Dhruva; 08-16-2006 at 08:49 AM.. Reason: replaced == by = as == was wrong operator
# 3  
Old 08-16-2006
The operator for equality test is = not ==
With ksh you can read a file into a variable with the $(<file) syntax

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
cd /work/TCI/data_out

file=$(<BART.dat)
echo "$file"
if [ "$file" = "Y" ]; then 
   echo "true"
fi

Jean-Pierre.
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