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Old 12-14-2008
ksh, calculations using bc

hi all,
was wondering if there is another way to do calculations in ksh scripts other than using bc ?? i am using a script to calculate average response time and my script errors out after running for a bit.

e.g code i am using :

averageTime=$(print "$totalTime / $numberOfEntries" | bc);

since the numbers are quite large i am guessing the script errors out due to that.


any suggestions on what else to use ??


thanks.
# 2  
Old 12-14-2008
you can use ksh but it only supports integers. What do you mean by "errors out"? Do you have an error message?

Code:
averageTime=$(( totalTime / numberOfEntries ))

# 3  
Old 12-14-2008
Try...
Code:
averageTime=$(echo "$totalTime $numberOfEntries" | awk '{print $1 / $2}' );

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