[ILUG] scripting an array

[Alister Waller]

Hi again.

Perhaps I should just ask for suggestions on how to read in an array 
of strings using bash shell scripting. If there is such a way.
I want to read them in from a file that has one entry per line.
I want to put each entry into a case statement, the problem being 
that there may be more or less entries depending on network status. 
This is why I want to build the list from a file that is created with 
current information. I will then read these into, using a loop, a 
case statement giving the user a choice of current options.

I did scripting a while ago and am a bit rusty.

Failing the scripting bit how about the same in C or perl or 
something like that? Or is it too much like a tutorial question for 
the students to answer????

alister