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# 1  
Old 01-08-2007
Data If statement (yes or no)

I have the program:

#!/bin/ksh
echo Please enter yes or no
read n
typeset -l n
if [[ $n = yes ]]
then
echo My name
exit
else
echo delete my name
fi

Question:

How can I make the program accept only the word "yes" or "no" otherwise it will ask the user to re-enter?

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 01-08-2007
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
echo "Please enter yes or no"
read n
yes=$(echo $n | tr -s '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
if [[  "$n" = "yes"  ]] ; then
  echo "My name"
else
  echo "delete my name"
fi
exit

# 3  
Old 01-08-2007
Data

THis will not work....if user enter data other than "yes" or "no"....the user must be asked to re-enter the data UNTIL "yes" or "no" is entered!!!!

Many thanks friends!!!
# 4  
Old 01-08-2007
while true
do
echo "Enter yes / no "
read n
if [ $n = "yes" ]
then
break
elseif [ $n = "no" ]
then
break
else
echo "Pl enter yes / no ONLY ... Press enter to continue"
read phew
fi
done

I did not test it and thus it is too long. Check it out and you will have a good go

Regds,

Kaps
# 5  
Old 01-11-2007
MySQL Thanks!

I modified the program a litte and it works great!
Thanks!
# 6  
Old 01-11-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobo
I modified the program a litte and it works great!
Thanks!
Can you post the modifications then. It might be that someone else likes to take a look at your code and solve a problem this way ;-)

regards, Johan Louwers.
# 7  
Old 01-11-2007
MySQL Yes and here it is!

while true
do
echo "Enter yes / no "
read n
if [ $n = "yes" ]
then
echo "finish"
exit
else
if [ $n = "no" ]
then
echo "redo"
exit
else
echo "non-acceptable entry ... Press enter to continue"
read phew
fi
fi
done
 
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