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# 1  
Old 06-23-2003
Question What is wrong with this code?
Hello everyone, can somebody tell me what is wrong with this code:
Code:
while true
do
	java myTime > myTime.log
	sleep 60
done

I get the following error:

./myTime: Syntax error at line 1 : `while' is not matched.

Thanks in advance!
# 2  
Old 06-23-2003
Re: What is wrong with this code?
Quote:
Originally posted by Lem2003
Hello everyone, can somebody tell me what is wrong with this code:
Code:
while true
do
	java myTime > myTime.log
	sleep 60
done

I get the following error:

Try using : (NULL operator) instead of true. What shell are you in?
# 3  
Old 06-23-2003
Is it complaining about the script you posted or the script it is running via java?

The code you posted works and gives no error on Solaris 8 (the 'java' line was not tested).

I tried the code in both sh and ksh (you should post what you are coding in and the OS/version).
# 4  
Old 06-23-2003
Thanks guys!
I'm working on HP-UX Release 11i: November 2000 in sh. I also tried:
Code:
while :
do
	java myTime > myTime.log
	sleep 60
done

And it does not work. I get the same error. Thanks once again.
# 5  
Old 06-23-2003
I found the problem! I was using a scprit made in notepad. I used vi and found a bunch of funny chars. Thanks everybody.
# 6  
Old 06-23-2003
DOS/Windows text files have a Carriage Return and Line Feed at the end of the file, whereas Unix files have only a Line Feed (no carriage return). ^M is the carriage return...

See this webpage for more info: UNIX vs DOS/WINDOWS File Formats
# 7  
Old 06-23-2003
MySQL
Yeah ^M was what I found in the script!
 
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