Could you post the flat file (source file) and the outputs of the script (input2.txt, etc...) so we can isolate what part that caused the error.
In my case, when I run the script:
input.txt (source file):
Code:
EVENT
INTERNET CONNECTION
Date 11/01/2009
Initial hour 07:30
Number of users 27
Average of use 32 min
Final hour 19:00
EVENT
LOCAL CALL
Date 11/01/2009
Initial hour 07:42
Number of users 15
Average of use 7 min
Final hour 16:11
EVENT
INTERNATIONAL CALL
Date 11/01/2009
Initial hour 09:14
Number of users 21
Average of use 5 min
Final hour 16:17
EVENT
PRINTER USE
Date 12/01/2009
Initial hour 07:30
Number of users 23
Average of pages printed 17
Final hour 19:00
input2.txt (processed input.txt):
Code:
EVENT|INTERNET CONNECTION
Date|11/01/2009
Initial hour|07:30
Number of users|27
Average of use|32 min
Final hour|19:00
EVENT|LOCAL CALL
Date|11/01/2009
Initial hour|07:42
Number of users|15
Average of use|7 min
Final hour|16:11
EVENT|INTERNATIONAL CALL
Date|11/01/2009
Initial hour|09:14
Number of users|21
Average of use|5 min
Final hour|16:17
EVENT|PRINTER USE
Date|12/01/2009
Initial hour|07:30
Number of users|23
Average of pages printed|17
Final hour|19:00
input2.txt.(n) (separated records):
Code:
EVENT|INTERNET CONNECTION
Date|11/01/2009
Initial hour|07:30
Number of users|27
Average of use|32 min
Final hour|19:00
headers.txt (row and column headers):
Code:
Average of pages printed
Average of use
Date
EVENT
Final hour
INTERNATIONAL CALL
INTERNET CONNECTION
Initial hour
LOCAL CALL
Number of users
PRINTER USE
colheaders.txt (column headers):
Code:
Average of pages printed
Average of use
Date
Final hour
Initial hour
Number of users
rowheaders.txt (row headers):
Code:
INTERNATIONAL CALL
INTERNET CONNECTION
LOCAL CALL
PRINTER USE
output.txt (awk friendly table - tab-delimited):
Code:
EVENT Average of pages printed Average of use Date Final hour Initial hour Number of users
INTERNATIONAL CALL 5 min 11/01/2009 16:17 09:14 21
INTERNET CONNECTION 32 min 11/01/2009 19:00 07:30 27
LOCAL CALL 7 min 11/01/2009 16:11 07:42 15
PRINTER USE 17 12/01/2009 19:00 07:30 23
output2.txt (formatted output):
Code:
EVENT Date Initial hour Number of users Average of use Average of pages printed Final hour
INTERNATIONAL CALL 11/01/2009 09:14 21 5 min 16:17
INTERNET CONNECTION 11/01/2009 07:30 27 32 min 19:00
LOCAL CALL 11/01/2009 07:42 15 7 min 16:11
PRINTER USE 12/01/2009 07:30 23 17 19:00
Screen looks like this while running the script:
Code:
---
Row: INTERNATIONAL CALL
File: input2.txt.13
Average of pages printed
Average of use
Date
Final hour
Initial hour
Number of users
>> INTERNATIONAL CALL 5 min 11/01/2009 16:17 09:14 21
---
Row: INTERNET CONNECTION
File: input2.txt.1
Average of pages printed
Average of use
Date
Final hour
Initial hour
Number of users
>> INTERNET CONNECTION 32 min 11/01/2009 19:00 07:30 27
---
Row: LOCAL CALL
File: input2.txt.7
Average of pages printed
Average of use
Date
Final hour
Initial hour
Number of users
>> LOCAL CALL 7 min 11/01/2009 16:11 07:42 15
---
Row: PRINTER USE
File: input2.txt.19
Average of pages printed
Average of use
Date
Final hour
Initial hour
Number of users
>> PRINTER USE 17 12/01/2009 19:00 07:30 23
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I did read a few posts on the subjects, tried out a few solutions, but did not solve my problem.
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