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bc command
- Thread starter mksmith02
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theycallmetim
Technical User
You could do what it does logically
bc
e=10
511*e^3
511000
or in a script
VAL=`echo "511.e+3" | sed 's/e/*e/g' | sed 's/+/^/g'`
bc << !EOF
e=10
$VAL
!EOF
bc
e=10
511*e^3
511000
or in a script
VAL=`echo "511.e+3" | sed 's/e/*e/g' | sed 's/+/^/g'`
bc << !EOF
e=10
$VAL
!EOF
RodKnowlton
MIS
- Apr 26, 2000
- 1,005
another script option, using ksh93:
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ksh93 became available with 5L versions of AIX, but in 4.3 (and possibly earlier) versions the Desktop Kornshell (/usr/dt/bin/dtksh) is a modified ksh93 shell that does not require CDE to run.
Rod Knowlton
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert pSeries and AIX 5L
Code:
typeset -E val=511.e+3
echo $valFREE BONUS TIP:
ksh93 became available with 5L versions of AIX, but in 4.3 (and possibly earlier) versions the Desktop Kornshell (/usr/dt/bin/dtksh) is a modified ksh93 shell that does not require CDE to run.
Rod Knowlton
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert pSeries and AIX 5L
RodKnowlton
MIS
- Apr 26, 2000
- 1,005
makesysb,
It's not a book, it's a certification I hold, commonly referred to as a CATE.
Rod Knowlton
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert pSeries and AIX 5L
It's not a book, it's a certification I hold, commonly referred to as a CATE.
Rod Knowlton
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert pSeries and AIX 5L
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