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Old 05-14-2011
extracting character
This time I am trying to extract the number 10 from the following line. This number is subject to change and may be anything from 1 to 3 numerals in length, i.e. 1-999. Hence why I dont want to use 'cut' cmd.

The line I am working on is

Code:
GGSN-MIB::ggsnApnName.10 = STRING: open.internet

I have tried unsuccessfully using

Code:
 
alps$ awk -f"." '{ print $1 }' g11open.internet
GGSN-MIB::ggsnApnName.10
alps$ awk -f"." '{ print $2 }' g11open.internet
=

Can anyone help?
# 2  
Old 05-14-2011
Try something like this
Code:
awk '{match($0,/[0-9]+/);  print substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH) } '

# 3  
Old 05-14-2011
Thanks for reply, unfortunately I get the following error

Code:
alps$ awk '{match($0,/[0-9]+/); print substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH) } ' g11open.internet
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: illegal statement near line 1

# 4  
Old 05-14-2011
Try:
Code:
awk -F'[ .]*' '{print $2}' g11open.internet

# 5  
Old 05-14-2011
Thanks Scrutinizer, unfortunately your cmd resonds with nothing

Code:
alps$ awk -F'[ .]*' '{print $2}' g11open.internet

# 6  
Old 05-14-2011
What is your OS ?
On Solaris please use nawk

I've tried it on HPUX v2 and 3 and Debian Linux, without syntax errors.
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# 7  
Old 05-14-2011
Also, see if this makes a difference:
Code:
nawk -F'[ \t.]*' '{print $2}' g11open.internet

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