awk - how to add loop?


 
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Old 08-19-2010
Of course I tried this way. But I got: Illegal variable name.
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Old 08-19-2010
What shell are you using? This code is designed for sh/ksh/bash. It won't work in csh or tcsh.
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Old 08-19-2010
MySQL

I use tcsh. I have just tried under bash and it works perfectly. Many thanks for your help and time
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