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Old 10-21-2009
AWK processing -numbers to another column
Hi Guys,

I'm trying to clean up my home logger file and can't seem to work this out.

Here is my data:

Code:
10-19-2009 08:39 00.2 00.0 00.7 01.1 49.1 0.0 11.9 270.1 -49.1 220.9
10-19-2009 08:40 00.2 00.0 00.7 00.7 49.1 0.0 171.9 171.9 49.1 220.9
10-19-2009 08:41 00.1 00.0 00.7 00.8 24.5 0.0 171.9 196.4 0.0 196.4
10-19-2009 08:42 00.1 00.0 00.7 00.8 24.5 0.0 171.9 196.4 0.0 196.4
10-19-2009 08:43 00.1 00.0 00.6 00.8 24.5 0.0 147.3 196.4 -24.5 171.9
10-19-2009 08:44 00.4 00.0 00.6 00.9 98.2 0.0 147.3 220.9 24.5 245.5

What I'm trying to do is that the $11 column needs to replaced with 0.0 if it is negative. Then the negative number needs to go in a new column $13 as a positive. Otherwise if nothing needs to be changed, like the second row, 0.0 should be added to $13.

so for example the top two line should end up looking like this after processing:

Code:
10-19-2009 08:39 00.2 00.0 00.7 01.1 49.1 0.0 11.9 270.1 0.0 220.9 49.1
10-19-2009 08:40 00.2 00.0 00.7 00.7 49.1 0.0 171.9 171.9 49.1 220.9 0.0

Thanks for any help!

Bj
# 2  
Old 10-22-2009
Hi BeJay, Is this what you mean?
Code:
awk '{if ($11<0) {$13=-$11; $11="0.0"} else $13="0.0"} 1' infile

output:
Code:
10-19-2009 08:39 00.2 00.0 00.7 01.1 49.1 0.0 11.9 270.1 0.0 220.9 49.1
10-19-2009 08:40 00.2 00.0 00.7 00.7 49.1 0.0 171.9 171.9 49.1 220.9 0.0
10-19-2009 08:41 00.1 00.0 00.7 00.8 24.5 0.0 171.9 196.4 0.0 196.4 0.0
10-19-2009 08:42 00.1 00.0 00.7 00.8 24.5 0.0 171.9 196.4 0.0 196.4 0.0
10-19-2009 08:43 00.1 00.0 00.6 00.8 24.5 0.0 147.3 196.4 0.0 171.9 24.5
10-19-2009 08:44 00.4 00.0 00.6 00.9 98.2 0.0 147.3 220.9 24.5 245.5 0.0

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 10-22-2009 at 01:57 AM..
# 3  
Old 10-22-2009
That is perfect Scrutinizer Smilie

I didn't know you could use if/then statements in AWK, so that makes it much easier to understand. I've been bashing my head for quite a while Smilie

Thanks again!

Bj
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