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# 8  
Old 07-08-2009
Scott, thanks for your help
I still have the same problem, I am a new user is it possible not to have bash and only sh? Let me post my entire code to see if it helps.
Code:
./window_sect_inf_make
echo "Finished: inf_make:"


for ((i=1; i<=365; i++)); do
 ./window_sect_data_make <<EOF
`echo $i`  #!the record number-for velocity its day number-use 12 for T/S
Vn  #! Options: T,S,Vn,
200 #! along transect resolution
150 #! depth
Color
velocity_data/filtered_data/gom1995.nc #input read file
EOF

echo "Finished: data_make:"

./window_sect_grrider <<EOF
sect_inf/window_sect.dat #input
1 #input
500000 1700000 -700000 350000 #input
200 150 #input
sect_inf/Vec_data/filtered/window_sect`echo $i`.grd #outputfile
1 #input
9 #input
0 #input
EOF
;done

I never make it to the line with
Code:
echo "Finished: data_make:"

# 9  
Old 07-08-2009
This for doesn't work in sh, but you can use a while loop instead...

Code:
i=1
while true $i -le 365; do
... your code
i=$((i+1))
done

As for the logic of your script, I'm struggling to see exactly what you're trying to do. The parts between the <<EOF and EOF all seem a bit jumbled up and it's not so clear what you expect as input and output.

i.e. Does all of the input come from "velocity_data/filtered_data/gom1995.nc" or also Vn, 200, 150, Color, etc?

Code:
`echo $i`  #!the record number-for velocity its day number-use 12 for T/S
Vn  #! Options: T,S,Vn,
200 #! along transect resolution
150 #! depth
Color
velocity_data/filtered_data/gom1995.nc #input read file

This is also very confusing
Code:
sect_inf/window_sect.dat #input (input)
1 #input (input)
500000 1700000 -700000 350000 #input (input)
200 150 #input (input)
sect_inf/Vec_data/filtered/window_sect`echo $i`.grd #outputfile (output)
1 #input (input)
9 #input (input)
0 #input (input)

Tip: the closing EOF must be at the very start of the line (with no leading whitespace). Don't use comments inside the EOF as they'll be taken as part of the input.
# 10  
Old 07-08-2009
There are multiple input files and multiple user input variables. Im just trying to automate something that was already written. I will try your suggestions.
Thanks for your help

---------- Post updated at 07:02 AM ---------- Previous update was at 06:52 AM ----------

When I run each program and do manual input everything works so I am convinced it is something with my shell. This is the new error, and my edited code.
Code:
Finished: inf_make:
i=1: Command not found.
i: Undefined variable.

new code
Code:
i=1
while true $i -le 365; do
./window_sect_data_make<<EOF
`echo $i`
Vn
200
150
Color
velocity_data/filtered_data/gom1995.nc
EOF

echo "Finished: data_make:"

./window_sect_grrider<<EOF
sect_inf/window_sect.dat
1
500000 1700000 -700000 350000
200 150
sect_inf/Vec_data/filtered/window_sect`echo $i`.grd
1
9
0
EOF
i=$((i+1))
done

# 11  
Old 07-14-2009
try
try these

for i in `seq 0 365`; do
echo $i
done

or

seq 0 365|while read line; do
echo $line
done
 
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