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Old 05-08-2009
Awk not printing the last combined column
Code:
nawk -F "|" 'FNR==NR {a[$1]=$2 OFS $3 OFS $4 OFS $5 OFS $6;next}\
{if ($5 in a)print $1,"test",$5,a[$5], $2,$3,$4 OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS $2-$3-$4 ; \
else print $1,"Database",$5 OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS $2,$3,$4 OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS $2-$3-$4 }' OFS="|" \
file1 file2 > file3

This works fine except the last part where
Code:
$2-$3-$4

i want to print $2$3$4 in one field seperated by -
it is printing 0

Appreciate help
# 2  
Old 05-08-2009
why do you think it's doing that?
# 3  
Old 05-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by vgersh99
why do you think it's doing that?
I think i should use printf but i am not aware how to use it while printing an array.

I dont know why it is doing that.
# 4  
Old 05-08-2009
Hint: Is '-' a 'dash' or a 'minus' in your context?
# 5  
Old 05-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zenith
Code:
nawk -F "|" 'FNR==NR {a[$1]=$2 OFS $3 OFS $4 OFS $5 OFS $6;next}\
{if ($5 in a)print $1,"test",$5,a[$5], $2,$3,$4 OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS $2-$3-$4 ; \
else print $1,"Database",$5 OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS $2,$3,$4 OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS OFS $2-$3-$4 }' OFS="|" \
file1 file2 > file3

This works fine except the last part where
Code:
$2-$3-$4

i want to print $2$3$4 in one field seperated by -
it is printing 0

Appreciate help
use $2"-"$3"-"$4 instead or it will be treated as minus and try to substract.
# 6  
Old 05-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by vgersh99
Hint: Is '-' a 'dash' or a 'minus' in your context?

Actually i was about to post

i myself also figured it out and used
Code:
$2"-"$3"-"$4

Thanks vgersh99 and devtakh
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