URGENT NEED: floatting numbers in BASH shell
 

I have a following piece of code:
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ROOMNIGHTS=`expr $ROOMCOUNT "*" $DAYS` && debug "ROOMNIGHTS=$ROOMNIGHTS"

# occupancy rate
BCCMD="scale=2; $OCCNIGHTS / $ROOMNIGHTS" && debug "BCCMD=$BCCMD"

OCCRATE=`echo $BCCMD | bc` && debug "OCCRATE=$OCCRATE"

echo "last $DAYS days occupancy for $LOCNAME was $OCCRATE"
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when I execute it it gives me next output:
./occ_rate.sh: bc: command not found

last 4 days occupancy for vmware was


What should I use instead of bc to get floating number as a result of division.

Thank's

Eugene

echo $OCCNIGHTS $ROOMNIGHTS | awk '{printf( "%7.2f\n", $1/$2)}'

Thank's a Lot
 

Thank's a lot.

It worked!!!

Eugene.

Hi again.

I may need your help again with the same script:

I have the following piece of script:

DAYS=`echo $SQLCMD| $SQLPRG | tail -n 1` && debug "DAYS=$DAYS"

ROOMNIGHTS=`expr $ROOMCOUNT "*" $DAYS` && debug "ROOMNIGHTS=$ROOMNIGHTS"

OCCRATE= echo $OCCNIGHTS $ROOMNIGHTS | awk '{printf( "%7.2f\n", $1/$2)}'

echo "last $DAYS days occupancy for $LOCNAME was $OCCRATE"

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My output is following:

[root@kcapp bin]# ./occ_rate.sh
1.15
last 10 days occupancy for vmware was

Why $OCCRATE value is not displayed and how to display it?

Thank's

Eugene.

try

yes, as jim has shown, add the backquotes but may also need to remove the space after
the "="