getdated () {
    #return $(echo $1 | grep '^Last Updated on')
    return "test"
}

whoiscmd () {
    clear;

    data=$(mysql $DB -u$USER -p$PW -se "select name from domains")
    # makes a string of all the domain names

    k=0

    for i in $data; do
        (( k += 1 ))        # arithmetic operation: (( . . . ))
        wh[$k]=$(whois $i)  # grab whois info for each domain
        domains[$k]=$i      #echo ${domains[$k]}
        dated[$k]=$(getdated ${wh[$k]})
        echo ${dated[$k]}
        sleep 5
    done

}

whoiscmd