I don't know any unix listservs... so I hope this is ok. I am trying to do the following: if [ 1.2 -gt 1.0 ]; then echo yes else echo no fi It alwys comes out no? Anyway to get around this? Also when I do: expr 0 + 0, I get a $? of 1, which kills my error handling. any idea why? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------