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Thanks but didn't make any difference.
My question remains.
I have a multidimensional array inside an awk program. This array has five columns and i want to sort it using the field in the fifth...

Great idea, pfff i think i am a bit silly or tired from all those projects running at the same time. Thanks a lot mate.

Ok but i haven't got a file as an input. I have a table.

Yeah ok but can i call it inside an awk file, and if yes how.

I have an array with five columns and i want to write it to a file.
Before writing it i must sort it using the field in the fifth column.


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I have this segment of code :
cmd = "finger -m " $1 " 2>/dev/null | head -1"
cmd | getline userinfo
close(cmd)
Sometimes finger returns no such user when given a user id.
With the redirection...

Mmm i think i got it, $1 has a new value every time but not all of them are fingered.;) So maybe this is the problem.

I think i am in love with you mate, you are my saviour.:D:)

If you don't mind can you explain this a bit to me?
When i use finger for a user id i get back a login and a name in the first row...

No luck,
Output:
std05181
Login: std02188 Name: Doukoudakis Athanasios
std01095
Login: std02188 Name: Doukoudakis Athanasios
std02188
Login:...

Two things : On the first place i am really desperate, on the second i am about to throw my laptop away to the recycle bin in a while.

Ok now that i expressed my feeling let me describe you this...

Found another way by using :
path=sprintf("%s%s%s",target,"/",filename);
system("touch "path"");
A bit dummy but really made an effort!:D
Yours works like a charm also, thanks a lot!

Hm this one creates a file under target but it's name is filename and not what the string variable filename is equal to. Any idea?

Hi there to the community,
i have a bash script with an awk command inside, the awk program is in a separate file cause it's a bit big.
Inside the awk program i calculate a filename from some data...