connecting a c shell (client) script to a server file

[FDavid]

can anyone help with the following scripting problem:
i need these implemented so the client can perform the tasks in the menu on the files.

Client Script
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echo " select any option to execute:"
echo " c or C: To connect Client to Server"
echo " r or R: To make a read request"
echo " s or S: I want to sort data"
echo " g or G: Look for a certain word in a file"
echo " e or E: quit"
echo -n "Enter your option and press :"
set selection = `head -1`

switch ("$selection&quot
case [cC]:
echo -n "enter server name"
set servername = `head -1`
find $servername
breaksw

case [rR]:

cp
echo -n "enter server file to read content"
set serverfile = `head -1`
breaksw

case [sS]:

sort
echo -n "enter server file to sort"
set serverfile1 = `head -1`
breaksw

case [qQ]:

exit 0

breaksw

default:

case [qQ]:

exit 0

breaksw

default:
echo " wrong option."
exit 1
breaksw
endsw
exit 0


--

Server script
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if (($servername[1] == option1)) then
set servername =``
echo "main server is connected" >> ./monitor/serverlock
echo "main server is connected"
endif

if ($argv[1] == 'option4') then
echo -n "enter file to search:"
set datafile = `head -1`
echo -n "enter word or data to search:"
set data = `head -1`
echo ""
echo -n $data
echo -n $datafile
grep -i $data $datafile
echo ""
echo ""
endif

if (($argv[1] == option2)) then
echo -n "enter file to read:"
set datafile = `head -1`
if (($datafile == course)) then
cat course && cat course> ServerMaster1
echo "read the course file" >> ./monitor/courselock
else if (($datafile == student)) then
cat student && cat student > ServerMaster2
echo "read the student file" >> ./monitor/studentlock
else if (($datafile == exam)) then
cat exam && cat exam > ServerMaster3
echo "read the exam file" >> ./monitor/examlock
endif
endif

if ($argv[1] == 'option3') then
echo -n "enter file to sort:"
set datafile = `head -1`
if (-e $datafile) then
sort $datafile
echo -n "server sorted"
end if
endif


I also have .csh files named student, exam and course 25 records in each.


Cheers

 

[AHinMaine]

can anyone help with the following scripting problem:

You haven't given us a problem. What error messages to you get. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?



--
Andy

http://www.nachoz.com

 

[cruel]

To get things started, when you solicit inputs from users, you should use something like read:

so
echo -n "Enter your option and press :"
should be
1)
echo -n "Enter your option and press :"
read option?

2) read option?"Enter your option and press :"

the variable $option would give you the user input. From there, you can use case statement to continue.

try this first, then post more questions if you need