String Comparison 1

[igg]

I am getting the following output when comparing 2 strings...
String 1 is : 1702
String 2 is : 1702
./test2.sh[9]: [1702: not found

Strings NOT equal


my code is as follows....

#! /bin/ksh

STRING1="1702"
STRING2="1702"

echo "String 1 is : $STRING1"
echo "String 2 is : $STRING2"

if ["$STRING1" = "$STRING2"]
then
        echo "\nStrings equal"
else
        echo "\nStrings NOT equal"
fi

Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong

 

[PHV]

Replace this:
if ["$STRING1" = "$STRING2"]
By this:
if [ "$STRING1" = "$STRING2" ]

Hope This Help, PH.
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