need to read lines one character at a time 1

[Birbone]

What command can I use to pull out just the 3rd and 7th characters of a filename and assign them to individual variables? value1=$slot3 and value2=$slot7 -Bobby s-)
bwgunn@icqmail.com

 

[olded]

Bobby:

One way is to use the cut command. If I'm interpreting correctly and using ksh:

filename=1234567890
value1=$(echo $filename|cut -c3)
echo $value1
value7=$(echo $filename|cut -c7)
echo $value7

Regards,

Ed
Schaefer

 

[Birbone]

Thanks. -Bobby s-)
bwgunn@icqmail.com