BEGIN{ while ($0 != "n"){ print "Please Enter An Item"; print"Please Enter the part number:" getline; ItemInfo[0]= $0; print "Please enter the manufacturer:" getline; ItemInfo[1]=$0 print "Please enter the discription:" getline; ItemInfo[2]=$0; print "Please enter the whole sale cost:"; getline; ItemInfo[3]=$0; print "Please enter the retail cost:"; getline; ItemInfo[4]=$0; print "Please enter the amount in stock:"; getline; ItemInfo[5]=$0; print "Do you wish to enter more items to inventory? y/n" getline; for (x=0;x<=5;x++){ if (ItemInfo[x]==""){ ItemInfo[x]="-"; } } Write="tee -a lab10.data"; for (x=0;x<=5;x++){ printf ItemInfo[x]":"|Write; } print ""|Write; print "done test"; }#end while loop }#end BEGIN #MIDDLE { } END{ } [schi0100@wt127-21 ~]$