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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Padding a csv value with 0's Post 302847809 by GroveTuckey on Tuesday 27th of August 2013 11:00:02 PM
Old 08-28-2013
Padding a csv value with 0's
I have this csv file that I would like to sort on the 20th and 21st field. They are high lighted below. My challenge is that when I sort on those fields they are not in order as I would have liked. It seems like I have to pad those fields to the longest value in that fields data.

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OrderNum,MerrillRecipientID,CustomerClass,MerrillItemNum,PODTemplateID,GridCode,AetnaDocID,MemberID,FirstName,MI,LastName,Address1,Address2,Address3,City,State,Zip,Country,OEL,PalletNum,PckgNum,IMBCode,ProcDate
"M394993","M39499300010000001","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011250","MEBB04CB","Name","","Name","address","","","City","SC","29170-2043","","*******AUTO**SCH 5-DIGIT 29033","P1","PK5","2031100094470495539729170204309","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000002","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011572","MEBB07GB","Name","G","Name","address","","","City","SC","29020-2912","","*********AUTO**SCH 3-DIGIT 290","P1","PK1","3031100094470495580529020291210","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000003","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011693","MEBB08MP","Name","B","Name","address","","","City","SC","29061-9447","","*********AUTO**SCH 3-DIGIT 290","P1","PK2","3031100094470495583729061944757","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000004","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011751","MEBB097M","Name","A","Name","address","","","City","SC","29645-0433","","*************AUTO**3-DIGIT 296","P1","PK31","3031100094470495629629645043333","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000005","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1012075","MEBB0K4L","Name","E","Name","address","","","City","SC","29682-9634","","*************AUTO**3-DIGIT 296","P1","PK33","3031100094470495637929682963428","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000006","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1012437","MEBB0TWQ","Name","R","Name","address","","","City","SC","29505-3030","","*******AUTO**SCH 5-DIGIT 29501","P1","PK24","2031100094470495556429505303050","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000007","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1012750","MEBB0YJY","Name","L","Name","address","","","City","SC","29642-3006","","***********AUTO**5-DIGIT 29642","P1","PK38","2031100094470495567529642300601","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"

So from the above data I need to have the file look like so

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OrderNum,MerrillRecipientID,CustomerClass,MerrillItemNum,PODTemplateID,GridCode,AetnaDocID,MemberID,FirstName,MI,LastName,Address1,Address2,Address3,City,State,Zip,Country,OEL,PalletNum,PckgNum,IMBCode,ProcDate
"M394993","M39499300010000001","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011250","MEBB04CB","Name","","Name","address","","","City","SC","29170-2043","","*******AUTO**SCH 5-DIGIT 29033","P1","PK05","2031100094470495539729170204309","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000002","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011572","MEBB07GB","Name","G","Name","address","","","City","SC","29020-2912","","*********AUTO**SCH 3-DIGIT 290","P1","PK01","3031100094470495580529020291210","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000003","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011693","MEBB08MP","Name","B","Name","address","","","City","SC","29061-9447","","*********AUTO**SCH 3-DIGIT 290","P1","PK02","3031100094470495583729061944757","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000004","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1011751","MEBB097M","Name","A","Name","address","","","City","SC","29645-0433","","*************AUTO**3-DIGIT 296","P1","PK31","3031100094470495629629645043333","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000005","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1012075","MEBB0K4L","Name","E","Name","address","","","City","SC","29682-9634","","*************AUTO**3-DIGIT 296","P1","PK33","3031100094470495637929682963428","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000006","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1012437","MEBB0TWQ","Name","R","Name","address","","","City","SC","29505-3030","","*******AUTO**SCH 5-DIGIT 29501","P1","PK24","2031100094470495556429505303050","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"
"M394993","M39499300010000007","0GH","3GH000503","PDP","BO","1012750","MEBB0YJY","Name","L","Name","address","","","City","SC","29642-3006","","***********AUTO**5-DIGIT 29642","P1","PK38","2031100094470495567529642300601","3GH000503","August 26, 2013"

the P1 field could be P100 and so I would need to pad P1 to P001. But really it justs need to be whatever the max length is. I can sort the file on the two fields but not sure how to pad them.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 

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