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test condition in If ..else.. loop not working

Hello All.

I have a script which basically reads a file and moves the files between 2 directories. I am attaching the code. This script has a for loop which reads a file (a pipe delimited file) and with in the for loop , I have a if and else loop , which is not working..

The for loop is working fine. I echoed all the variables which are output from "awk" commands, but it is the if block that is not executing. It is directly going into else block.

is there any glaring syntax error that i am ovelooking.. please help.

Thanks
Antv

# Access the file and read the content to parse the lines to get all values
myfile="$1"
 
echo $myfile
 
for vars in $myfile
  do
    filenm1=`awk -F "|" '{print $1}' $myfile`
    fileid=`awk -F "|" '{print $2}' $myfile`
    filetype=`awk -F "|" '{print $3}' $myfile`
    filedate=`awk -F "|" '{print $4}' $myfile`
    filnm2=`awk -F "|" '{print $5}' $myfile`
    Incoming_ID=`awk -F "|" '{print $6}' $myfile`
 
# Move the files basefd on filetypes
if [[ "$filetype" = "XYZ" ]]; then
    echo "the value of $filetype \n"
     echo " the filesname to be moved is $filenm2. \n"
     echo " filename1 is $filenm1 ...\n"
    mv -f /home/atc/$filenm2 /work/hold/$filenm1
else
   echo " th value of filetype is $filetype..\n"
   echo " if you are seeing this then the if block is not executed"
fi
done

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omarfarid

try

if [ $filetype == "XYZ" ]

omarfarid

can you show sample of your file?

omarfarid

also filenm2 is not set any where

antvu

ASKER

Helo Omar

Thanks for responding. I tried your suggestion and following is what i got

0403-012 A test command parameter is not valid.

omarfarid

what shell are you using ?

antvu

ASKER

I corrected the typo - I made it as $filnm2.

As for the sample file - here it is

WL_XYZ_overstock.txt.100|100|XYZ|2009-01-26 12:17:26|WL_XYZ_overstock.txt|729
WL_XYZ_overstock.txt.104|104|XYZ|2009-01-26 12:17:26|WL_XYZ_overstock.txt|729

antvu

ASKER

#!/user/bin/ksh

korn shell!

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antvu

ASKER

Thanks Omarfarid.
Your solution worked.

omarfarid

sorry corrected version:

#!/usr/bin/ksh
#
myfile="$1"
#
echo $myfile
cat $myfile | while read line
do
filenm1=`echo $line | awk -F"|" '{print $1}'`
fileid=`echo $line | awk -F"|" '{print $2}'`
filetype=`echo $line | awk -F"|" '{print $3}'`
filedate=`echo $line | awk -F"|" '{print $4}'`
filnm2=`echo $line | awk -F"|" '{print $5}'`
Incoming_ID=`echo $line | awk -F"|" '{print $6}'`

# Move the files basefd on filetypes
if [ $filetype = XYZ ]; then
echo "the value of $filetype \n"
echo " the filesname to be moved is $filnm2. \n"
echo " filename1 is $filenm1 ...\n"
mv -f /home/atc/$filnm2 /work/hold/$filenm1
else
echo " th value of filetype is $filetype..\n"
echo " if you are seeing this then the if block is not executed"
fi
done