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# 1  
Old 02-20-2017
How to remove a char before a pattern?
Hi I have a file where i want to remove a char before a specific pattern.
exp:
Code:
CREATE TABLE
 (
 A,
 B,
 C,      ----comma needs to be removed
 )AS SELECT
 A,
 B,
 C,      ----comma needs to be removed
 FROM  TABLE.

So i want to delete the comma(,) after the C both ways.Pattern can be look for ")AS SELECT" and "FROM" .So before this pattern i want to delete a single char which is comma.
my output should:

Code:
CREATE TABLE
 (
 A,
 B,
 C      -----removed comma
 )AS SELECT
 A,
 B,
 C      -----removed comma
 FROM  TABLE.


Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Please use CODE tags as required by forum rules!
Last edited by RudiC; 02-20-2017 at 02:48 PM.. Reason: Added/Changed CODE tags.
# 2  
Old 02-20-2017
Hello raju2016,

Kindly use code tags for commands/codes/Input_file as per forum rules. Could you please try following and let us know if this helps.
Code:
awk '{sub(/^C,/,"C");print}'   Input_file

Thanks,
R. Singh
Last edited by RavinderSingh13; 02-20-2017 at 02:07 PM..
# 3  
Old 02-20-2017
Hi Ravinder,

The column "C" is not always constant.So thats why i said based on the pattern before the one character which is comma(,) need to be removed.MAy be sometime more columns come..
# 4  
Old 02-20-2017
Hello raju2016,

Could you please post sample Input_file(with more clear samples please) and expected output as it is not clear.

Thanks,
R. Singh
# 5  
Old 02-20-2017
Input:
Code:
/*in below example comma needs to remove after C*/
CREATE TABLE
(
A,
B,
C,    ----comma needs to be removed
)AS SELECT
A,
B,
C,     ----comma needs to be removed
FROM TABLE

/*in below example comma needs to remove after D*/
CREATE TABLE
(
A,
B,
C,
D,     ----comma needs to be removed
)AS SELECT
A,
B,
C,    
D,      ----comma needs to be removed
FROM TABLE.


Expected O/P
Code:
/*comma removed from C in both place*/
CREATE TABLE
(
A,
B,
C          -----comma removed
)AS SELECT
A,
B,
C             -----comma removed
FROM TABLE;
/*comma replaced from D */
CREATE TABLE
(
A,
B,
C,
D        ----comma  removed
)AS SELECT
A,
B,
C,    
D        ----comma  removed
FROM TABLE3.

you can use pattern because the pattern is constant...like "FROM" and ")AS SELECT". Need to remove the comma before these two patterns.


Moderator's Comments:
Mod Comment Please use CODE tags as required by forum rules!
Last edited by RudiC; 02-20-2017 at 02:53 PM.. Reason: Added CODE tags.
# 6  
Old 02-20-2017
Hello raju2016,

Could you please try following and let us know if this helps you.
Code:
awk '/AS SELECT/ || /FROM TABLE/{sub(/,$/,"",VAL);print VAL;VAL=$0;next} VAL{print VAL} {;VAL=$0} END{print VAL}'  Input_file

Output will be as follows.
Code:
CREATE TABLE
(
A,
B,
C
)AS SELECT
A,
B,
C
FROM TABLE
CREATE TABLE
(
A,
B,
C,
D
)AS SELECT
A,
B,
C,
D
FROM TABLE.

Thanks,
R. Singh
# 7  
Old 02-20-2017
Hello raju2016,

You could thank a person by hitting THANKS button, also please use code tags for sample Input_file. Could you please try following once.
Code:
awk '/^)$/{sub(/,$/,"",VAL);print VAL;VAL=$0;next} VAL{print VAL} {;VAL=$0} END{print VAL}'   Input_file

Thanks,
R. Singh
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