my project

[alexa bolas]

I am trying to have 3 choices instead of 2.
Right now, I have the following, which is not working:

2) # To get the Calendar
echo "Hello, do you the day of the month or the julian date?"
echo -n "Enter 1 for date or 2 for julian date or 3 for 3 month output: "
read ANSWER
if [ "$ANSWER" = 1 ]; then
cal
then [ "$ANSWER" = 2 ]; then
cal -j
else
cal -3
fi
;;

When I type myscript, I get
line 33: syntax error near unexpected token `then'
line 33: ` then [ "$ANSWER" = 2 ]; then'

[Rich Simms]

You need to change the second then to an elif (else if):
[code]
if [ "$ANSWER" = 1 ]; then
cal
elif [ "$ANSWER" = 2 ]; then
cal -j
else
cal -3
fi
;;
[/code]
(see page 583 in the textbook for more about the elif)

- Rich

[alexa bolas]

Oh.. so now it makes a little more sense. thanks

[Michael Wicherski]

uhm don't you need a double == in the if statements as well since they are conditionals?

or does that not apply for shell scripts?

(although i think mine worked with double;; just checked, definitely worked with double)

[Rich Simms]

Both ways will work, == is a synonym for =

See: [url]http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/comparison-ops.html[/url]

- Rich

[Michael Wicherski]

i'll stick to double or i will start having issues with java and other programming xD