I need help reading a file in AIX 5.2

[yaway]

I have a file with two lines for data and I need to search the file for only one word. If I find the work I need to run a script (Which I have already) if not I need the program to do nothing.

The word I am looking for is ONLINE.

Thank You
Yaway

 

[bi]

Here's one way. I'm sure there are far better ones:

for ONLINE in `cat filename.txt`
do
<command>
done

 

[bi]

oops. forget this. even if ONLINE isn't in there, the command runs.

Sorry.

 

[bi]

Ok. I tested this one. Again, I am sure there are far better ways to do this.

#!/bin/ksh
cat filename.txt | while read line
do
if [[ $line = *'ONLINE' ]]
then
<command>
else
echo &quot;not there&quot;
fi
done

 

[yaway]

I get an error message saying

Syntax error line 6 'then' is not expected

 

[bi]

Check your typing, including blank spaces. I copied what I typed here and pasted it into a file, ran it, and it worked.

 

[yaway]

Thank You
I found the problem it was a space. I have run the script but I am still having a problem. I think it is the data file.

The data file looks like this

(Blank Line)
This is currently the ONLINE side.
This is the B side.

When I read the file I just get ONLINE not found.

Thank You for all your help

 

[bi]

yaway,

If I were you, I'd follow the advice you are getting in the thread just like this that you started in Unix scripting. They have you on the right track. Just watch your typing, including spacing.