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# 22  
Old 07-18-2018
I have bash ../usr/bin/bash

How does the script where does it take the input file and where does it write the output and in what format.. sorry for the questions, I am trying to understand as to how the script works.

Please advise and as always thanks for your excellent support
# 23  
Old 07-18-2018
Quote:
Originally Posted by rosebud123
I have bash ../usr/bin/bash

How does the script where does it take the input file and where does it write the output and in what format.. sorry for the questions, I am trying to understand as to how the script works.

Please advise and as always thanks for your excellent support
In the very first line of your script enter:
#!/usr/bin/bash in place of the 'ksh' line and run as previously described.
Let's get it printing to the screen first...
# 24  
Old 07-19-2018
I tried, the script runs but does not give any output.

Is my script right ?

Code:
#!/usr/bin/bash
while read T
  do    ((CNT++))
        for ((i=0; i<${#T}; i++))
          do    LC_ALL=C TMP=$(printf "%d\n" "'"${T:i:1})
                [ $TMP -gt 127 ] && printf "%d %c %d\n" $i ${T:i:1} $CNT
          done
  done <Test.TXT

Test.TXT is my input file.

Thanks
# 25  
Old 07-19-2018
No output? What's your bash version? Run script with -x (xtrace) option set and post output.
# 26  
Old 07-19-2018
Error

Code:
admin@tst(/opt/test)sh -x test127.sh
test127.sh[2]: 0403-057 Syntax error at line 4 : `(' is not expected.

Bash Version

Code:
bash -version
GNU bash, version 4.2.50(1)-release (powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.2.0)
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Script

Code:
!/usr/bin/bash
while read T
  do    ((CNT++))
        for ((i=0; i<${#T}; i++))
          do    LC_ALL=C TMP=$(printf "%d\n" "'"${T:i:1})
                [ $TMP -gt 127 ] && printf "%d %c %d\n" $i ${T:i:1} $CNT
          done
  done <Test.TXT

# 27  
Old 07-20-2018
Did you read Jim McNamara's post#21 to its entirety? Use bash, NOT sh.
# 28  
Old 07-20-2018
Hi rosebud123...

Is the missing red hash just an error in copy and pasting or are you attempting to use the script without it?
If just an error then ignore this post.
Code:
#!/usr/bin/bash
while read T
  do    ((CNT++))
        for ((i=0; i<${#T}; i++))
          do    LC_ALL=C TMP=$(printf "%d\n" "'"${T:i:1})
                [ $TMP -gt 127 ] && printf "%d %c %d\n" $i ${T:i:1} $CNT
          done
  done <Test.TXT

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