strange!!!! 2

[mrn]

Can anyone replicate this for me on AIX 5.2

function convert_time_to_seconds {
echo $1|tr ':' ' '|read hrs min sec
echo $((($hrs*60*60)+($min*60)+$sec))
}

convert_time_to_seconds 14:00:07

works fine

convert_time_to_seconds 14:00:09

convert_time_to_seconds[2]: 09: 0403-009 The specified number is not valid for this command.

This script worked fine on 4.3.3, anyone got any idea?


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[mrn]

been through rest of the numbers 0-59 and only get this error for 08 & 09

if I do 14:00:8 or 14:00:9 it works

but not 14:00:08 or 09


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[mrn]

Right 08 09 are octal numbers, it looks like 5.2 ksh handles these in a different way from 4.3.3. If I put #!/bin/ksh93 it works.

or put

typeset -LZ hrs
typeset -LZ min
typeset -LZ sec

at the start of the script

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[ogniemi]

Do you have installed critical fix IY50233 ?

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY50233

 

[Ogzilal]

Hi,

It works too if you don't use dollar signs for vars inside parentheses :

echo $(((hrs*60*60)+(min*60)+sec))

Ali

 

[mrn]

ogniemi - no I hadn't thanks

aau - Much easier than my solution - thanks

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