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Old 07-19-2011
Thanks 116@434 for the reply. I tested your script.
I just run it, but no luck; :-(( only contact_name is getting replaced with XXX
the search should be case insensitive.Sending you the files i tested.

File1 (its a multi-line file) which needs to be replced-

11-07-01 07:06:59.929 | Createfile:Name='Hiano',Name_ddr1='Honkong bbc',Name_ddr2='Soifoi', Name_ddr1='Japan' This is example.
11-07-01 07:06:59.928 | After Execute my contact_name='Hiano' and I have ssn_no='12253876'
11-07-01 07:06:59.928 | This string needs to be repalces Hiano and 12253876 and Soifoi

File2 (contains stngs to be srch/replced):
Name
Name_ddr1
Name_ddr2
contact_name


File3 (intermediate file) produced is-
s/\(Name
=\)'[^']*'/\1XXX/g
s/\(Name_ddr1
=\)'[^']*'/\1XXX/g
s/\(Name_ddr2
=\)'[^']*'/\1XXX/g
s/\(ssn_no
=\)'[^']*'/\1XXX/g
s/\(contact_name=\)'[^']*'/\1XXX/g

Nothing is getting replaced in the Expected_file except contact_name!!
pls help!!

I need the final output in the expected file as below:

11-07-01 07:06:59.929 | Createfile:Name=XXX,Name_ddr1=XXX,Name_ddr2=XXX, Name_ddr1=XXX This is example.
11-07-01 07:06:59.928 | After Execute my contact_name=XXX and I have ssn_no=XXX
11-07-01 07:06:59.928 | This string needs to be repalces XXX and XXX and XXX

Pls hhave a look.

thanks
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lzcmp

XZDIFF(1)							     XZ Utils								 XZDIFF(1)

NAME

       xzcmp, xzdiff, lzcmp, lzdiff - compare compressed files

SYNOPSIS

       xzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       xzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]
       lzcmp [cmp_options] file1 [file2]
       lzdiff [diff_options] file1 [file2]

DESCRIPTION

       xzcmp  and  xdiff invoke cmp(1) or diff(1) on files compressed with xz(1), lzma(1), gzip(1), or bzip2(1).  All options specified are passed
       directly to cmp or diff.  If only one file is specified, then the files compared are file1 (which must have a suffix of	a  supported  com-
       pression  format)  and  file1 from which the compression format suffix has been stripped.  If two files are specified, then they are uncom-
       pressed if necessary and fed to cmp(1) or diff(1).  The exit status from cmp or diff is preserved.

       The names lzcmp and lzdiff are provided for backward compatibility with LZMA Utils.

SEE ALSO

       cmp(1), diff(1), xz(1), gzip(1), bzip2(1), zdiff(1)

BUGS

       Messages from the cmp(1) or diff(1) programs refer to temporary filenames instead of those specified.

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