Re: error in script

[roach <robert_spencer@mighty.co.za>]

On Wednesday 25 January 2006 20:10, Jon  Miller wrote:
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> LOCSAV="/usr/local/sop"
> if [ -e $(ls -l $LOCSAV/*.ide) ]
> it comes up with an error, can some lend a hand in fixing this?

Why make it so complicated?
And what was, the exact, error message?
What shell are you using?

Try:

if [ -e $LOCSAV/*.ide ]

... it works here, with bash.

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Thanks.
All the best.

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Robert "roach" Spencer
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa