syntax error at line 2 : `if' unmatched 2

[tekinfarmland]

I am using ksh on a SunOS machine. I cannot figure out why I am receiving this "if" error.

SYTIME="10:30"
if [ -n "$QETIME" ]; then
JEND=$SYTIME
fi
echo QETIME:$QETIME
echo JEND:$JEND

 

[blarneyme]

What error?

 

[tekinfarmland]

syntax error at line 2 : `if' unmatched

 

[ProbablyDown]

Do you not need [[ and ]] instead of [ and ]?

 

[tekinfarmland]

did you mean changing it like this?
if [[ -n "$QETIME" ]]; then
because that did not work either. same error.

 

[PHV]

Please, post the WHOLE script.

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[tekinfarmland]

The entire script is posted at the top of the thread. I was answering a specific correction suggested by "ProbablyDown:

 

[SamBones]

I tried your script in ksh on Solaris 10 and it works fine.

Have you edited this script on a Windows machine? If so, type this and the rerun it.

dos2unix scriptname.ksh > scriptname2.ksh
chmod +x scriptname2.ksh
./scriptname2.ksh

That should do it.

 

[tekinfarmland]

Sweet! That was the ticket to my troubles.