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# 1  
Old 10-02-2006
Accepting Upper and Lower case
Hi Gurus,

This is my script:

echo ""
echo "Do you want to execute DWH Test Program?"
echo ""
echo -n "Okay?("y" or "n")=> "
set ret = $<

if ($ret != "y") then
echo ""
echo ""
echo "End."
exit 0

How can I make this script accept uppercase as well? Cos if I type a "Y" it will not recognise and end the program. Smilie

Thanks.


wee
# 2  
Old 10-03-2006
You could convert the input string to...
all upper case and test for uppercase Y only
all lower case and test for lowercase y on;y
use the "or" in your if statememt "$ret" != "y" || "$ret" != "Y"
# 3  
Old 10-03-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrek
You could convert the input string to...
all upper case and test for uppercase Y only
all lower case and test for lowercase y on;y
use the "or" in your if statememt "$ret" != "y" || "$ret" != "Y"
Hi Andrek,

Many thanks for your contribution.

what do u mean by the following sentence:

"You could convert the input string to...
all upper case and test for uppercase Y only
all lower case and test for lowercase y only" ? Smilie

i have tried using or in my if statement but they are not giving me the expected result...actually the whole script looks like this:

echo "Do you want to execute DWH Test Program?"
echo ""
echo -n "Okay?("y" or "n")=> "
set ret = $<

if ("$ret" != "y" || "$ret" != "Y") then
echo ""
echo ""
echo "End."
exit 0
endif

echo ""
echo "---- DWH Program is running --------"
echo ""

/bin/rsh -n -l smtadm 140.32.12.34 /spsummit/apl/summit/nss_tools/scripts/test.csh >& /dev/null

Once the prog check if its Yes or No then it will either exit or execute another script.

any advise? thanks again.

wee
# 4  
Old 10-03-2006
Quote:
if ("$ret" != "y" || "$ret" != "Y") then
change that to
Code:
if ("$ret" != "y" && "$ret" != "Y") then

&& is required to be used with !=, ("$ret" != "y" || "$ret" != "Y") will always result in true.
# 5  
Old 10-03-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by vish_indian
change that to
Code:
if ("$ret" != "y" && "$ret" != "Y") then

&& is required to be used with !=, ("$ret" != "y" || "$ret" != "Y") will always result in true.
wonderful!! thanks so much vish! Smilie
# 6  
Old 10-04-2006
Hi my comments
"all upper case and test for uppercase Y only, or
all lower case and test for lowercase y only"

ret=`echo $ret | tr "[:lower:]" "[:upper:]"`
if [ "$ret" != "Y" ]....

or

ret=`echo $ret | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]"`
if [ "$ret" != "y" ]....

or

"Revsisied - Thanks Vish"
if ("$ret" != "y" && "$ret" != "Y")...

Cheers
# 7  
Old 12-07-2007
Hi Check this: Hope It will owrk out

echo "Do you want to execute DWH Test Program?"
echo ""
echo -n "Okay?("y" or "n")=> "
set ret = $<

if [ ! $ret = Y -o ! $ret = y ]
then
echo ""
echo ""
echo "End."
exit 0
endif

echo ""
echo "---- DWH Program is running --------"
echo ""


Please reply me whether its working or nor
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