Validating Input parameters

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi All,
I have tried to use ckdate (sun) command in script. It checks the input parameter which should be in 'YYYYMMDD format.

date=$( echo $1 | ckdate -f "%Y%m%d") | true
if [[ $? == 0 ]]
then
print " success"
else
print "no success"
fi
But in whatever format i pass the parameter, it shows "Success". Can someone help me where i am wrong?

2

i couldn't get ckdate to read from stdin.... try this:


ckdate -f "%Y%m%d"

if [[ $? == 0 ]]
then
print " success"
else
print "no success"
fi

nahhh.... this doesn't work . . . . aurgh?!?!

3

kudoes to anyone that can show me how to use ckdate.
Stupid utility.
cj? neo?

4

Hi all,

This is the solution...

This utility will help to reduce the code, while validating the input parameters.