Shell Programming and Scripting

#!/bin/ksh
 
# define array
set -A line_array
# select input file
file_name="$scripts/cb_list.dat"
 
# populate the array
i=0
while read file_line
do
line_array[i]=${file_line}
let i=${i}+1
done < ${file_name}
 
i=0
while [ ${i} -le ${#line_array[*]} ]
do 
echo ${line_array[i]}
let i=$i+1
done
# end of variable_define.sh

#!/bin/ksh
# define array
set -A line_array

# select input file
file_name="cb_list.dat"


# populate the array
i=1

while read file_line
do
   line_array[i]=${file_line}
   let i=${i}+1
done < ${file_name}


#Display selection options
i=1
x=10

var_select ()
{
while [ ${i} -le ${x} ] && [ ${i} -lt ${#line_array[*]} ]
do
 echo
 echo $i ${line_array[i]}
  let i=$i+1
done

#Select an option

    echo
    echo "Select an option number or press enter: \c"
    read num
disp_select
}


disp_select ()
{
if [ ${num} -le ${i} ]
  then
    echo "You have selected: ${line_array[num]}"
else
    x=${x}+10
    var_select
fi
}

var_select


# end