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[hlyeoh]

Hi

I am looking for a way to shorten the following script, is there any other options?Thanks.

if [ $t_seq_number -le 9 ]
then
t_seq_number1="0000000000"$t_seq_number
else
if [ $t_seq_number -le 99 ]
then
t_seq_number1="000000000"$t_seq_number
else
if [ $t_seq_number -le 999 ]
then
t_seq_number1="00000000"$t_seq_number
else
if [ $t_seq_number -le 9999 ]
then
t_seq_number1="0000000"$t_seq_number
fi
fi
fi
fi

 

[Annihilannic]

[tt]typeset -R11 -Z t_seq_number[/tt] works under ksh.

Annihilannic.

 

[hlyeoh]

Thanks. I need to ksh in this case. If anyone knows other than using ksh, please tell me.

 

[Annihilannic]

Well, what shell are you using?

Annihilannic.

 

[feherke]

Hi

In [tt]bash[/tt] :

t_seq_number1=`printf "%011d" $t_seq_number`

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[hlyeoh]

Hi Feherke,

The number must only be limited to 11 and not increasing length. But thanks for the feedback.

 

[Annihilannic]

Feherke's suggestion should do exactly what you want, does it not work for you?

Annihilannic.

 

[hlyeoh]

yes, it works terrific !! Thanks Annihilannic and Feherke for the suggestion.