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mc68060 · 27 May 2020, 12:13

I want to compare the contents of a file against a string in an AmigaDOS script. Let's say I want to check if the file ram:test contains the string "Hello World". I've tried to do it like this but it doesn't work:

Code:

echo >ram:test "Hello World"
set foo <ram:test
if $foo eq "Hello World"
  echo "Yep!"
else
  echo "Nope!"
endif

This prints "Nope!" although I'd expect it to print "Yep!" but I don't understand why it doesn't work...

27 May 2020, 12:13	#1
mc68060 With MMU and FPU! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: On your mainboard Posts: 270	Read file and compare it to a string I want to compare the contents of a file against a string in an AmigaDOS script. Let's say I want to check if the file ram:test contains the string "Hello World". I've tried to do it like this but it doesn't work: Code: echo >ram:test "Hello World" set foo <ram:test if $foo eq "Hello World" echo "Yep!" else echo "Nope!" endif This prints "Nope!" although I'd expect it to print "Yep!" but I don't understand why it doesn't work...