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Operating Systems Linux Red Hat Converting fixed width file to pipe delimiter in Linux(red-hat) Post 302934285 by brij_abhi on Friday 6th of February 2015 01:35:33 AM
Old 02-06-2015
Hi rbattle,
sample data:
Code:
H721615296070R86593102170  999 OPN ID69                               20141117171817T1ZOR 700016901 4791032964                                    BVOM.ES@kk.COM                     20141117072  00  RE  DP20141031SYI1          074704700000532014111411B600*SAP01  Telefonica                              Avenida Punto Com, 23                                                                                                   ES 28805 Alcalá de Henares              TELEFONICA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY S.A.       C/ Gran Vía 28                                                                                                          ES 28013 Madrid                         TELEFONICA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY S.A.       C/ Gran Vía 28                                                                                                          ES 28013 Madrid                         HPT&CE3Z1                                       90592.78       113485.58 ECESDP28805       700020141117ORADIN13   0500701206    91717059  ZZ                                                                                                                     20141117173030BBWAT BBTO            20141117173030 0000000000000000 1.25270

Expected Output:
Code:
H7216152960|70R865931021|70  |999| OPN ID69                               |20141117171817|T1|ZOR |700016901 |4791032964                                    |BVOM.ES@kk.COM                     |20141117|07|2 | |00|  |RE|  |DP|20141031|SYI1          07|470|470|00|00|53|20141114|11|B600*SAP01  |Telefonica                              |Avenida Punto Com, 23                   |                                        |                                        |ES 28805 Alcalá de Henares              |TELEFONICA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY S.A.       |C/ Gran Vía 28                          |                                        |                                        |ES 28013 Madrid                         |TELEFONICA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY S.A.       |C/ Gran Vía 28                          |                                        |                                        |ES 28013 Madrid                         |HPT&C|E|3|Z1|                                |       90592.78 |      113485.58 |EC|ES|DP|28805       |7000|20141117|OR|ADIN13|   |0500701206|    |91717059  |ZZ|    |                                        |                        |                        |                        | |20141117173030|BB|WAT |BBTO            |20141117173030| |00000000|00000000| 1.25270 |

Hi rudic,
when i have used your code but in the second line it given me error . so i have execute your code till "file" only, it resolved the issue, output file contain that special character but it not give the expected result extra pipe delimiter coming, Please check the expected output. i have to put the condition as well as i have give in the previous post.

Please find the attachment for locale for both the machine.

Thanks.
hp-ux locale.txt (2.6 KB) 
linux-locale.txt (8.3 KB) 
Last edited by Franklin52; 02-06-2015 at 09:15 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
 

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