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Old 09-08-2008
KSH Functions String return
Hy everybody

I'm trying to write a function like

function(){
final=$1
return $final
}

but I get following error:
"return: bad non-numeric arg '[content of $final]'"

what shall I do? Isn't it possible to return strings?Smilie

thanks
lucae
# 2  
Old 09-08-2008
Print the string, and call the function with backticks. Return codes (what you can pass back with exit or return) are always numeric, in the range 0 to 255.

Code:
value=`function "fnordness"`

# 3  
Old 09-08-2008
It works, thanks a lot!

lucae from Switzerland
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