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grapes12

grapes12

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receiving this error when doing the following:
Code: 
for P in $printer_list; do
   if [ "$P" -eq 0117bd1]; then
                echo "\n\t Adding printers $P !!!!"

is something amiss
 
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[ and ] need whitespace around them...

HTH,

p5wizard
 
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man test

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