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Old 03-25-2010
errors while using getline
i wrote following script to test getline

Code:
 
BEGIN{
 while ( "who" | getline > 0)
 nr++
 print nr
}

when i run this script as

Code:
 
 awk -f scriptname

i get the following output

Code:
 
awk: syntax error near line 2
awk: illegal statement near line 2

please let me know what is going wrongSmilie
Last edited by vgersh99; 03-25-2010 at 01:13 PM.. Reason: fixed code tags
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Old 03-25-2010
as always...... if on Solaris use /usr/bin/nawk or /usr/xpg4/bin/awk
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Old 03-25-2010
Thanks vgersh99
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