loops within a function

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
1

I have a function where i am imputting data to the function. Within the function is a while loop reading the data put into the function. I want to put a FOR loop within the while loop but it keeps stopping the while loop on the first run. Could anyone help please.

2

Please post the code that you have. Also, what shell and OS are you using? Example

myFunction () {
while true
do
   for iteration in $list
   do
      echo $iteration
   done
done
}
3

Operatoring system AIX 5.1

example code,

function error_routine
{
while read user_id day_no month time error_file
do
USER=`grep ${user_id} $passwordfile | sed 's/:confused: /g' | awk '{ print $5,$6 }
'`

    echo "$USER created error file $error_file in $testdir on $d

ay_no $month at $time"

    for RECIPIENT in $\{MAIL_ADDRESS\}
    do
            MAIL_SUBJECT="$USER has generated an error fil

e: $error_file in $testdir on $day_no $month at $time"
pine -I^X,y -subject "${MAIL_SUBJECT}" ${RECIPIENT}
EXIT_CODE=$?
if [ ${EXIT_CODE} -ne 0 ]
then
EXIT_CODE=1
echo "There was a problem emailing the error file: $erro
f_file in $testdir generated by $USER on $day_no $month at $time to
${RECIPIENT}"
fi
done

done
}

error_routine<$OUTPUT