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Old 07-05-2010
Help with script to open and compare csv files
We are testing an application that accesses two tables: A and B. I am to write a script to validate the ouput files of this application.The application marks any account that has become overdue as per rule. When it runs, it updates the overdue flag in the A table according to the following rules:
  • Any account with a balance that was due before Oct 23, 2007 has an overdue value of 1
  • Any account without an overdue balance has a NULL overdue value or an overdue value of 0
Attached is the output of the two tables after the application has run.

I need to write a test script to verify that the data in the files is correct. The script needs to take in 2 command line arguments - the name of the 2 files. The output should indicate any problem accounts and nothing for accounts that have their overdue value properly set.
Book1.xls (13.5 KB) 
Book2.xls (14.5 KB) 
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Old 07-25-2010
What have you tried so far? It looks like you are asking viewers to look into a problem that has only requirements, but not a suggested approach.
By the way, when trying to open the files on a machine that has only Gnumeric installed, the following message shows:
/tmp/Book1.xls could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences.
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