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# 1  
Old 06-29-2007
Help regarding Error message: A test command parameter is not valid
Hi

I am getting few messages when trying to run my script from the following lines in the script

if test [ $COLNAME -eq "BUCH_DAT" ]
then
// SomeCode
fi

The messages are as follows:

testing.sh[123]: OBLIGOR_GROUP_ID: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
testing.sh[123]: LFD_NR_B2USG: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
testing.sh[123]: TAB_ID: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
testing.sh[123]: LOAD_TIMESTAMP: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
testing.sh[123]: BUCH_DAT: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.


I guess these are b'coz of some syntax problem.

Kindly correct me.


Thanks
# 2  
Old 06-29-2007
eq is used for numerical comparison
Code:
if test [ $COLNAME = "BUCH_DAT" ]

# 3  
Old 06-29-2007
Even now i am getting these messages

testing.sh[123]: COLNAME: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
testing.sh[123]: OBLIGOR_GROUP_ID: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
testing.sh[123]: LFD_NR_B2USG: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.
testing.sh[123]: TAB_ID: 0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.

There are few more messages like this from the following code :

if [ $FLAG -eq 0 ] && [ $COLNAME != "LFD_NR_B2USG" ] && [ $counter -ge 4 ]
then
TECHNICAL_ID=$TECHNICAL_ID" "$COLNAME
fi
if [ $COLNAME = "LFD_NR_B2USG" ]
then
echo "LADE_NR INTEGER NOT NULL ,">>$DDL_DIRECTORY/$DDL_FILENAME
FLAG=1
fi
The messages are

testing.sh[113]: test: 0403-004 Specify a parameter with this command.
testing.sh[117]: test: 0403-004 Specify a parameter with this command.
testing.sh[127]: test: 0403-004 Specify a parameter with this command.


Quote:
Originally Posted by anbu23
eq is used for numerical comparison
Code:
if test [ $COLNAME = "BUCH_DAT" ]

# 4  
Old 06-29-2007
Code:
if [ "$FLAG" -eq 0 ] && [ "$COLNAME" != "LFD_NR_B2USG" ] && [ "$counter" -ge 4 ]
then
   TECHNICAL_ID=$TECHNICAL_ID" "$COLNAME
fi
if [ "$COLNAME" = "LFD_NR_B2USG" ]
then
   echo "LADE_NR INTEGER NOT NULL ,">>$DDL_DIRECTORY/$DDL_FILENAME
   FLAG=1
fi

# 5  
Old 06-29-2007
Thanks Aigles

This solves the messages.


Quote:
Originally Posted by aigles
Code:
if [ "$FLAG" -eq 0 ] && [ "$COLNAME" != "LFD_NR_B2USG" ] && [ "$counter" -ge 4 ]
then
   TECHNICAL_ID=$TECHNICAL_ID" "$COLNAME
fi
if [ "$COLNAME" = "LFD_NR_B2USG" ]
then
   echo "LADE_NR INTEGER NOT NULL ,">>$DDL_DIRECTORY/$DDL_FILENAME
   FLAG=1
fi

# 6  
Old 06-29-2007
it is safest to always enclose parameters in quotes,
if they are null the test then will not fail


[ "$this" -eq "$that" ]
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