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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Format CSV file Post 302316506 by colemar on Friday 15th of May 2009 10:05:32 AM
Old 05-15-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by _tina_
Because this is a file with thousands of records containing bi-weekly hours, which need to be added up to show the amount of hours per month worked on the same project by the same employee. If I just import into excel as is, then I would have to sift through all those records, add titles... and the month name for each record as well as add up the total hours per month per project, per user.
Please, pay attention.
When I referred to result.csv I was talking about a csv file that is the result of the calculations you would like to automatically perform.
The file is obtained as explained in the above articles, using a unix tool whose name is awk. After all we are in the unix forum, aren't we?
I showed you exactly how to write the command line to invoke awk to obtain result.csv, given your input file.csv.
I even tested the command line with a file.csv formatted as per your sample.

This file result.csv, I believe, can be easily imported in Excel.

Now you are changing the format (swapping fields around) for file.csv, but this would be easily taken into account. You just have to decide which format you like and settle onto it, otherwise we are going to be hopelessly confused about what code works for what format.

Quote:
Originally Posted by _tina_
Total hours per staff member, per month.
This is exactly what the command line outputs in result.csv, if file.csv is formatted like:
Code:
John Smith, job-title, hours, 01-01-09, 01-15-09
John Smith, job-title, hours, 01-16-09, 01-31-09
Mary Smith job-title, hours, , 01-01-09, 01-31-09
...
John Smith, job-title, hours, 02-01-09, 02-15-09
...

You didn't attempt to run that command line and open the result file, did you?
 

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