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B3TA_SCR1PT3R · Jul 20th, 2005, 10:11 PM

i made an app tht deletes all trash from ur system
like temp internet cache crap files stuff like theat

is ther any way u can get it 2 say "2% done" 3% 4% so on...

echo 2% done

leaves out the %

.?

skuinders · Jul 21st, 2005, 8:09 AM

works for me...

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bash-2.03$ echo 2% done
2% done
bash-2.03$

maybe try using quotes or \ before the % ?? It should work without those though.

mackenga · Jul 21st, 2005, 8:23 AM

I'm guessing this is a batch file rather than a shell script. Batch files used % for variables; e.g. %PATH% refers to the path variable. It's been a long time since I wrote a serious batch file (i.e. one more than 2 or 3 lines long) but I have a feeling the trick is to double up the percent signs; it might be worth trying:

echo 2%%

to get it to output 2%.

(Oh, and failing that, you could always just use the word "percent" - not a very nice fix, but if all else fails...)

B3TA_SCR1PT3R · Jul 21st, 2005, 8:55 AM

yep 2%% fixed it thanx

Jul 20th, 2005, 10:11 PM	#1
B3TA_SCR1PT3R Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 101 Rep Power: 0	no % i made an app tht deletes all trash from ur system like temp internet cache crap files stuff like theat is ther any way u can get it 2 say "2% done" 3% 4% so on... echo 2% done leaves out the % .?

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skuinders Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MA, US Posts: 204 Rep Power: 4	works for me... (Toggle Plain Text) bash-2.03$ echo 2% done 2% done bash-2.03$ bash-2.03$ echo 2% done 2% done bash-2.03$ maybe try using quotes or \ before the % ?? It should work without those though. __________________ "A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand." - B. Russell http://web.bryant.edu/~srk2

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Jul 21st, 2005, 8:23 AM	#3
mackenga Professional Programmer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 317 Rep Power: 4	I'm guessing this is a batch file rather than a shell script. Batch files used % for variables; e.g. %PATH% refers to the path variable. It's been a long time since I wrote a serious batch file (i.e. one more than 2 or 3 lines long) but I have a feeling the trick is to double up the percent signs; it might be worth trying: echo 2%% to get it to output 2%. (Oh, and failing that, you could always just use the word "percent" - not a very nice fix, but if all else fails...)

Jul 21st, 2005, 8:55 AM	#4
B3TA_SCR1PT3R Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 101 Rep Power: 0	yep 2%% fixed it thanx

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