[Scripting]Find & replace using user input then replacing text after
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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
(o) Checkout an auto part: should prompt the user for the name of the auto part
and borrower's name:
Name:
Borrower's name:
After reading the name of the auto part and the borrower's name, this option
should verify that the auto part exists and that it is checked in. If so, the status
should be changed in the database, otherwise an error message should be
generated. The system date should be used to update the checkout date.
Basically I have an entry in the file that lists the parts (auto.parts)
i.e
Brakes:Frank:in::
What needs to happen is someone goes to "check out" the part, they enter the part name then the borrower's name and then the date, then I need to have it edit auto.parts to reflect the person who borrowed the part and the date they borrowed it on.
Brakes:Frank:in:0:na
turns into
Brakes:Frankut:11/25/09:Mike
2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:
Trying to use some variation of sed to do this
sed -i -e "/$copart/s/<old>/<new>/g" auto.parts
3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):
So far I have: ...roughly...
Code:
echo "Part to be checked out:"
read copart
echo "Enter date:"
read codate
echo "Enter borrower's name:"
read bname
here is where im stuck I'm trying to use sed with something along the lines of:
Code:
sed -i -e "/$copart/s/in/out/g" -e "/$copart/s/0/$codate/g" -e "/$copart/s/na/$bname/g" auto.parts
I want it to find he line that has $copart in it then change the two fields with 0 to the date and na to borrower's name.
I know the way im changing my date isn't how it is said in the instructions but im trying to get over this first hurdle before tackling that issue.
I've been chugging at this on my own scouring the net for HOURS not having any luck finding anything (anything I'm able to comprehend at this point my brain is fried) I'm **hoping** I can get some insight here.. im getting desperate
4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):
Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA USA | Fasheng Qiu CSc 3320
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separator_pattern
A pattern that will match on lines that count as section separators in record templates. Separator string text is remembered as $1.
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Takes a header text string and (optionally) a data string and formats them into a template section.
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Edits the given template if possible. Passes the updated template in to process_template (errors in the updated template must be handled
there, not here).
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Should be called in "process_template" if errors (usually validation ones) occur while processing a record template. This method prompts
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with the error messages given in the "error" arg. If an errors section already exists in the template, it is replaced with an errors
section containing the new errors.
If the template you are editing is not section-based, you can override what will be prepended to the template by passing in the
"errors_pattern" argument, and passing in "old_errors" if a template errors out repeatedly and there are old errors in the template that
need to be replaced.
Other arguments are: "rtype": the type of the record being edited. All arguments except overrides ("errors_pattern" and "old_errors" are
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perl v5.10.1 2009-08-17 Prophet::CLI::TextEditorCommand(3pm)
11-16-2009
ut:11/25/09:Mike