SUMMARY: ksh math

From: Cohen, Andy (Andy.Cohen@cognex.com)
Date: Wed Jun 30 2004 - 16:29:07 EDT

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A fairly simple solution - one that I thought I had tried but obviously not.

This is what I chose to use:

        export PREV_RUN_DATE=$(( $RUN_DATE - 1 ))

This also worked:

        let PREV_RUN_DATE=$RUN_DATE-1

Thanks to Charlie Ballowe, Bob Sloane, Mark Scarborough, and Dr. Tom Blinn

ORIGINAL QUESTION
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I don't know what I'm missing -- all I want to do is do some very basic math on a variable but I can't figure it out. I've searched the archives, google, manuals, etc. and can't find anything that clarifies it.

I have a variable $RUN_DAY and I want to subtract one (1) from it. How do I do that?

I thought it would be:

    export PREV_DAY=${RUN_DAY}-1

but it doesn't work. I've tried quite a number of variations on this all to no avail.

I'm using:
    Tru64 5.1A
    korn shell (ksh)

Thank you!
Andy Cohen
Database Systems Administrator
Cognex Corporation
1 Vision Drive
Natick, MA 01760
508-650-3079

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