UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

1 #! /bin/sh
2
3 echo
4
5 echo "Welcome to the Profile Search"
6
7 echo
8
9 sleep 3
10
11 echo "Please enter the last name of the person you are searching for"
12
13 echo
14
15 read fname
16
17 echo
18
19 echo "Now enter the first name of the person you are searching for"
20
21 echo
22
23 read lname
24
25 echo
26
27 echo "*****"
28
29 echo
30
31 echo "searching for "$lname $fname. Allow a few seconds.
32
33 echo
34
35 echo "*****"
36
37 sleep 5
38
39 matchrec=$(cat data | grep "^$lname")
40
41 if [ -n "$matchrec" ]
42 then
43
44 echo
45
46 echo "Possible match found..."
47
48 echo
49
50 sleep 5
51
52 fn=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f2)
53 ln=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f1)
54
55
56 matchrec=$(cat data | grep"^$number")
57
58 if [ "$fn" = "$fname" ]
59 then
60
61 echo
62
63
64 ge=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f3)
65 ag=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f4)
66 tn=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f5)
67 ms=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f6)
68 ni=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f7)
69 jd=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f8)
70 sa=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f9)
71 he=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f10)
72 hl=$(echo "$matchrec" | cut -d"|" -f11)
73
74 echo "Would You Like"
75 echo
76 echo "1.Personal Details?"
77 echo "2.Work Details?"
78
79 read choice
80
81 case "$choice" in
82
83 "1")
84
85 echo "First Name : "$ln
86 echo "Last Name : "$fn
87 echo "Gender : "$ge
88 echo "Age of Person : "$ag
89 echo "Telephone Number : "$tg
90 ;;
91
92 "2")
93
94 echo "First Name : "$ln
95 echo "Last Name : "$fn
96 echo "National Insurance Number : "$ni
97 echo "Job Description : "$ag
98 echo "Salary : "$tg
99 echo "Holidays Entitled : "$he
100 echo "Holidays Left : "$hl
101 ;;
102
103
104 fi
105 fi

any idea why this isnt working ??