Trying to make a sed script to take text file in a certain format and turn it into mostly formatted html.
I'm 95% there but this last bit is hurting my head finally.
Here's a portion of the text-
Code:
Budgeting and Debt:
Consumer Credit Counseling of Western PA
CareerLink
112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 101
Butler, PA 16001
1-888-511-2227 (CCCS)
.Financial education and counseling services include
.Last education and counseling services include Credit
Family Saving Account Program
Armstrong County Community Action Agency
705 Butler Road
Kittanning, PA 16201
724-548-3408
.Helps people with low or moderate incomes establi
.Applicants cannot have income exceeding 200% Federal
.Account Holders can save as little as $10 per week
.Matching funds are provided at 1:1, up to $1000 per
.Last attend financial management workshops
Here's the sed script-
Code:
/:$/,/^$/ {
s/\(.*\):$/ <\/ul>\
\
<div class=sections id=>\1:<\/div>\
<ul>/
/^$/d
}
/^ [a-zA-Z]/,/^$/ {
s/^ \(.*$\)/ <li><div class=subsections>\1<\/div>/
/^[0-9a-zA-Z]/ {
s/^\(.*\)$/ \1<br>/
}
/^\./,/^$/ {
/^$/! {
s/^.\(.*\)/ <li>\1<\/li>/
H
D
}
/^$/ {
# g
x
i\
<ul>
a\
<\/ul>\
<\/li>
# G
}
}
}
And here is the output from >sed -f sed-script3 < block.txt
Code:
</ul>
<div class=sections id=>Budgeting and Debt:</div>
<ul>
<li><div class=subsections>Consumer Credit Counseling of Western PA</div>
CareerLink<br>
112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 101<br>
Butler, PA 16001<br>
1-888-511-2227 (CCCS)<br>
www.cccspa.org<br>
<ul>
<li>Financial education and counseling services include </li>
<li>Last education and counseling services include Credit </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><div class=subsections>Family Saving Account Program</div>
Armstrong County Community Action Agency<br>
705 Butler Road<br>
Kittanning, PA 16201<br>
724-548-3408<br>
www.armstrongcap.com<br>
<ul>
<li>Helps people with low or moderate incomes establi</li>
<li>Applicants cannot have income exceeding 200% Federal </li>
<li>Account Holders can save as little as $10 per week </li>
<li>Matching funds are provided at 1:1, up to $1000 per</li>
<li>Last attend financial management workshops </li>
</ul>
</li>
The last blank line between the <ul> and the <li> is not a huge issue, but I'd really like to understand why the blank line is in there and not on the block above it.
I've commented out the g but it is interesting since if it's in there the blank line in question is gone BUT the <li> list contains the list from the block above.
Guess I just don't understand the pattern and hold space well enough.
Any advice sure would be appreciated.
gunnar.
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Last edited by Franklin52; 02-03-2011 at 03:38 AM..
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