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Old 05-21-2008
append newline to existing variables

firstly, i check is the variable empty or not, if so

Code:
vesselNameList=`echo $vesselName`

if not

Code:
vesselNameList="${vesselNameList}""\n"`echo "$vesselName"`

and it produces this result

Code:
BUNGA TERATAI 3 5055\
JADE TRADER 143W\
MOL SPLENDOR 0307A
BUNGA TERATAI 3 5055\
JADE TRADER 143W\
MOL SPLENDOR 0307A
BUNGA TERATAI 3 5055\
JADE TRADER 143W\
MOL SPLENDOR 0307A
BUNGA TERATAI 3 5055\
JADE TRADER 143W\
MOL SPLENDOR 0307A
BUNGA TERATAI 3 5055\
JADE TRADER 143W\
MOL SPLENDOR 0307A
BUNGA TERATAI 3 5055\
JADE TRADER 143W\
MOL SPLENDOR 0307A
BUNGA TERATAI 3 5055\
JADE TRADER 143W\
MOL SPLENDOR 0307A

there are still '\' behind it..
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Old 05-21-2008
Use

Code:
vesselNameList="${vesselNameList}\n$vesselName"

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