scripting question

[bigdaddy01]

Hi all,

I am creating a script that handles a tape back up program, it requires a user to enter the achrive level (0) and press enter when ready. I have got the archive level ok i pipe that in to the program, but I cant seem to get it to send a carriage return signel

so it goes

echo &quot;0&quot; | ontape << 'carriage return ??'
/n
/n

Any help much appreciated!
P.

 

[Ygor]

echo &quot;0\n&quot; | ontape

 

[mrn]

or

echo &quot;Enter archive level .. and press <Enter> \b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\c &quot;
read ans
echo &quot;$ans\n&quot; | ontape

Mike

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[gumbie]

Hi bigdaddy01,

You may wish to have a look around

http://www.iiug.org

- there are an awful lot of scripts and programs for dbas in the software repository area, including a couple for ontape/onarchive.

HTH

Cheers,
-gumbie.