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# 8  
Old 11-10-2007
There are no special charaters in the line data.
I gues some of the combination of data charaters are converted to different smileys out here.
# 9  
Old 11-10-2007
Try:

Code:
DataLine=$(echo $CurrentLine | awk -F'[ :]' '{ print $1 }')

without spaces around the "=" sign!

Regards
# 10  
Old 11-11-2007
Thanks a ton Franklin52. It worked real well.

Thanks and Best Regards
Aditya
# 11  
Old 11-11-2007
Another way than may be useful for setting multiple variables:
Code:
$ CurrentLine="The_Datas:Rest_of_line"
$ eval $(echo $CurrentLine | awk -F'[ :]' '{ print "DataLine=\"" $1 "\"\nRestLine=\"" $2 "\""}')
$ echo "<$DataLine> <$RestLine>"
<The_Datas> <Rest_of_line>
$

The eval command with debug trace :
Code:
$ set -x
$ eval $(echo $CurrentLine | awk -F'[ :]' '{ print "DataLine=\"" $1 "\"\nRestLine=\"" $2 "\""}')
++ echo The_Datas:Rest_of_line
++ awk '-F[ :]' '{ print "DataLine=\"" $1 "\"\nRestLine=\"" $2 "\""}'
+ eval 'DataLine="The_Datas"' 'RestLine="Rest_of_line"'
++ DataLine=The_Datas
++ RestLine=Rest_of_line
$


Jean-Pierre.
# 12  
Old 03-03-2008
Sorry this is not working for me
eval $(echo $CurrentLine | awk -F'[ :]' '{ print "DataLine=\"" $1 "\"\nRestLine=\"" $2 "\""}')

When I execute the script as you mentioned , I get blank spaces. I am using Korn Shell. Please let me know if any other way doing this.

Thanks
SHivannad
# 13  
Old 03-03-2008
Execute the command with the -x option of the KSH like in my previous post and show us the output.

Jean-Pierre.
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