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# 8  
Old 11-14-2005
one way.....
Code:
nawk -v OFS=', ' '{ $1=$1; print sprintf("%-36s", $0) " 0000 00" }' myFile

Last edited by vgersh99; 11-14-2005 at 05:46 PM.. Reason: changed OFS to ', ' - added a trailing space
# 9  
Old 11-14-2005
OFS in awk
I am still getting "," as OFS.
So I changed OFS=', ' to OFS=' ' ,
But the same thing happend again.

1089, KEVIN_RIDDLE 0000 00
1137, STEPHEN_SMITH 0000 00
1214, MELISA_someone 0000 00
1267, SANDY_name 0000 00
# 10  
Old 11-14-2005
hmmmmm....... I thought that's what you have wanted!
Could you [as always] post the exact complete desired output, pls.
# 11  
Old 11-14-2005
Sorry.
OK. first one is what I got by running the code you provided:
1089, KEVIN_RIDDLE 0000 00

The one below is the one that I desired:

1089 KEVIN_RIDDLE 0000 00
# 12  
Old 11-14-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by whatisthis
Sorry.
OK. first one is what I got by running the code you provided:
1089, KEVIN_RIDDLE 0000 00

The one below is the one that I desired:

1089 KEVIN_RIDDLE 0000 00
hmmm... maybe I'm getting "thick sculled', but....
didn't my original/first post attempt to do just that?
Code:
nawk '{ print sprintf("%-36s", $0), "0000 00" }' myFile

Last edited by vgersh99; 11-14-2005 at 06:17 PM..
# 13  
Old 11-14-2005
Data awk OFS
Oh, my god, I think I am too bad at communication.
Maybe that's why I am still just a poor programmer...

OK.
This is the file I originally had:
1089, KEVIN_RIDDLE
1137, STEPHEN_SMITH
1214, MELISA_someone
1267, SANDY_name

Two things I'd like to get from this file:
1. replace the comma with space for OFS
2. Add "0000 00" at each line of the original file according to the length of the name.

So this is going to be the final file I'd like to see:

1089 KEVIN_RIDDLE
0000 00
1137 STEPHEN_SMITH
0000 00
1214 MELISA_someone
0000 00
1267 SANDY_name
0000 00


The "0000 00" should be aligned from right side
# 14  
Old 11-14-2005
ok, now we're getting somewhere!
Code:
nawk -v FS=',' -v OFS=' ' '{ $1=$1; print sprintf("%-36s", $0), "0000 00" }' myFile
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