vgersh99,

I assume by your example you mean (for example):
in code:

>>
function recurse(i)
{
val[$1]=$2
i=$2
while (1) {
if ( i in val )
i = val[i]
else
break
}

$2=i
return i
}

Then further down in program, to get the value:

find_LOGCAT=recurse(LOGCAT)


>>>


So for example if you have (all in AWK):

mpgw=13 (this is a log category)
LOGCAT=mpgw (current category)

and want to know, what is the value of the current category?

in code, should be:
>>
find_LOGCAT=recurse(LOGCAT)
>>

Unfortunately, instead of pulling up 13 for every record that has 'mpgw', the awk output for LOGCAT is 14 and sometimes 15.........very odd.


Sorry, I indented everything, the forum seems to have removed all the formatting.
I am completely baffled by $1 and $2, don't understand this logic, but it appears to be at least pulling numbers at this point. Odd that I have no code 15, and that it isn't always the same number. But it should be 13.
not sure what the problem is.