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[Josef Fuerst]

> 
> Ok everyone, here is my script that won't work on my Sun Sparc2
> SunOS 4.1.3 (a small portion of it):
> 
> # this program converts RainForm Gold format into grass
> #
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> echo "This program converts Rainform Gold data into"
> echo "Grass binary data"
> 
> echo "Enter the name of the file to be converted: "
> read infile
> 
> echo "Enter the resultant filename: "
> read outfile
> 
> v.in.rform $infile $outfile
> 
> 
> Now I know this should work and you guys know it should work but
> when I run it I get the following errors:
> 
To my knowledge, the line #!/bin/sh should be the first line of your script.
On my HP, from the c-shell, the script works, if I put this on the first line!

Your second approach works because it is c-shell and you probably start the
script from the c-shell.

Josef Fuerst
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