awk parameter

alokmits · #1 (**permalink**) 01-29-2008

How to pass a parameter in system function
e.g system(script parameter)
i want to run a shell script along with a parameter

ennstate · #2 (**permalink**) 01-29-2008

A sample,

Code:

#!/bin/ksh
echo "Using $@ arguments to execute the awk"
echo 1 2 3 | awk -v cmd=$1 -v From=$2 -v To=$3  '{ system(cmd" "From" "To ) }

Thanks
Nagarajan G

alokmits · #3 (**permalink**) 01-29-2008

thanx nagarjuna for ur reply

but i have sm different problem
my test.awk is like this

BEGIN {
jobid = "/tmp/test.txt"

system( "echo `echo $jobid`")

system("sh /tmp/test jobid ")

}

in the 3rd line it is not displaying the value of the jobid so when ever i am runing the shell script and passing the file path its not getting that. i am new to awk programmimg could u plz send me a sample script to do that.

Wirh Regards
alok

ennstate · #4 (**permalink**) 01-29-2008

Please try this,

Code:

echo 1 | awk 'BEGIN {jobid="/tmp/test.txt"} { system ( "echo "jobid ) ; system ("cat " jobid)}'

Thanks
Nagarajan G

ramen_noodle · #5 (**permalink**) 01-29-2008

Code:

awk  -v fname="/tmp/filename"  -v cmd=$cmdname" '{system(cmd" "fname)}'

ennstate · #6 (**permalink**) 01-30-2008

Is this same as that of your earlier post?
awk parameter

Thanks
Nagarajan G

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