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Old 04-20-2009
awk value return

I have a script in awk and i have a unix shell script too ,and i want to call from the unix shell the awk script but that is returning a value according to what have been checked and found like boolean value in the awk script.
How do i do it?
# 2  
Old 04-20-2009
It's not clear what you're trying to achieve, can you clarify your question with an example?

Regards
# 3  
Old 04-20-2009
the usual way to execute an awk script is

awk -f awkscript filename



cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam
# 4  
Old 04-26-2009
an example

#!/bin/sh
awk -f input_check.awk strings.txt \\here i want the input_check.awk script to return a value that is boolean to the value will be used after this line with a if condition
awk -f messview.awk messages
awk -f report_maker.awk warn.txt
i=1;
new="yes"
for file in `ls`
do
file_check="part"$i;
if [ "$file" = "$file_check" ]
then
if [ "$new" = "yes" ]
then
cat $file_check > "reporta.txt"
new="no"
else
cat $file_check >> "reporta.txt"
fi
rm $file_check
(( i = i+1 ))
fi
done
# 5  
Old 04-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by tal
#!/bin/sh
awk -f input_check.awk strings.txt \\here i want the input_check.awk script to return a value that is boolean to the value will be used after this line with a if condition
awk -f messview.awk messages
awk -f report_maker.awk warn.txt
i=1;
new="yes"
for file in `ls`
do
file_check="part"$i;
if [ "$file" = "$file_check" ]
then
if [ "$new" = "yes" ]
then
cat $file_check > "reporta.txt"
new="no"
else
cat $file_check >> "reporta.txt"
fi
rm $file_check
(( i = i+1 ))
fi
done
retval=`awk -f input_check.awk strings.txt`

Make sure you return either a 0 or 1 in your awkscript. Then you can test in your unix script for 0 or 1.

cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam
# 6  
Old 04-26-2009
But how can i return the value like this with awk?
# 7  
Old 04-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by tal
But how can i return the value like this with awk?
Code:
 print "0"

or

Code:
print "1"

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