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I'm writing a simple program in unix and was wondering how mid switch I can run a program and get someone to enter variables for it i.e.:
#!/bin/csh -f
echo "If you wish to do v press v"
echo "If you wish to compile press c"
echo "If you wish to add an entry press a"
echo "If you wish to compile by name rather than formula press n"
echo "If the table needs sorting by formula press f"
echo "If you have finished all operations press x"
set valid = false

while ( $valid == false )

switch ( $< )

case v:
echo "view all"
more A.txt
MAIN
breaksw

case c:
(THIS IS THE BIT IM STUCK ON!!!!!!!!)
echo "enter the required?"
switch ( $< ) (THIS DOESN@T WORK SO HOW CAN I DO IT- when at the prompt search $1 etc works)
search $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9
MAIN
breaksw

case a:
echo "ensure"
addone
MAIN
breaksw

case n:
echo "all entries sorted by name"
sort A.txt $10 | more
MAIN
breaksw
case f:
sortform
MAIN
breaksw

case x:
set valid = true
breaksw

default:
echo "Invalid response, try again"
breaksw

endsw
end

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rich

You are using switch a second time - not what you need. Check out the read command or set a variable and use it instead. Also read the man page on switch so you understand what it is used for. Also, I've not seen 'search' before except in VMS. Check out grep.

case c:
(THIS IS THE BIT IM STUCK ON!!!!!!!!)
echo "enter the required?"
switch ( $< ) (THIS DOESN@T WORK SO HOW CAN I DO IT- when at the prompt search $1 etc works)
search $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9
MAIN
breaksw

set dummy=$< instead of switch ($<)