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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers how to join files with diff col # and row #? Post 302555086 by BNasir on Tuesday 13th of September 2011 09:13:56 PM
Old 09-13-2011
Question how to join files with diff col # and row #?
I am a new user of Unix/Linux, so this question might be a bit simple!
I am trying to join two (very large) files that both have different # of cols and rows in each file.
I want to keep 'all' rows and 'all' cols from both files in the joint file, and the primary key variables are in the rows.
I need all rows that exist in both files to be matched up and joined. However, those rows not in one file or the other should also be kept and their data maintained in the joint file. Basically, all possible max data to be included in joint file.
Hope this makes sense!

small example of files:
file 1 =
Code:
A 1 2 3 4 
B 1 2
C 1 2 3 4 5

file 2 =
Code:
A 1 2 3 4 5
B 1 2 3
C 1 2 3
D 1 2 3 4 5 6
E 1

Joint file should have =
Code:
A 1 2 3 4 5
B 1 2 3
C 1 2 3 4 5
D 1 2 3 4 5 6
E 1

Last edited by Franklin52; 09-14-2011 at 04:06 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags for code and data samples, thank you
 

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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS

set_menu_format

menu_format(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions					      menu_format(3CURSES)

NAME

       menu_format, set_menu_format - set and get maximum numbers of rows and columns in menus

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu -lcurses [ library... ]
       #include <menu.h>

       int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols);

       void menu_format(MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);

DESCRIPTION

       set_menu_format()  sets	the  maximum number of rows and columns of items that may be displayed at one time on a menu. If the menu contains
       more items than can be displayed at once, the menu will be scrollable.

       menu_format() returns the maximum number of rows and columns that may be displayed at one time on menu. rows and cols are pointers  to  the
       variables used to return these values.

RETURN VALUES

       set_menu_format() returns one of the following:

       E_OK		       The routine returned successfully.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR	       System error.

       E_BAD_ARGUMENT	       An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.

       E_POSTED 	       The menu is already posted.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)

NOTES

       The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers  <eti.h> and <curses.h>.

SunOS 5.10							    31 Dec 1996 					      menu_format(3CURSES)
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