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[whatisthis777]

set names = (James Mary) <-- user inputs James and Mary

I need to output this to a file as The names are "James" "Mary" <-- in one line

This is what I have:
set namecount = $#names
echo The names are > file.txt
while (${namecount} != 0)
echo -n \"${names[$namecount]}\" >> file.txt
@ namecount = ($namecount -1)
end

The output is
The names are <-- line1
"James""Mary" <-- line2

I want them to be in the same line. How do I do that? Your help will be highly appreciated.

 

[PHV]

echo [!]-n[/!] The names are > file.txt

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[whatisthis777]

Thanks. It worked.
Now, how do I do

The names are "James""Mary" <-- line1
They are "James""Mary" <-- line2

 

[Mike042]

Sorry, I don't csh scripting, but how about ...
Instead of processing ${names[$namecount]} and writing the data to a file, write the data to an 'ouput-string' in the loop in the form:
${outputstring} = "${outputstring}\"${names[$namecount]}\""

Then echo that to the file as many times on as many lines as you like.

I hope that helps.

Mike