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Old 09-14-2010
awk output to variables
Im trying to read the awk output to two variables. In the below code i need to store the if part output to a variable (NEW) and else part output to another variable (BAD). Pls shed some light on this snippet or if there is any other way to achieve it wud be appreciated (only condition is it needs to be done using awk)

FYI..The math part in the code (d= ...) does the percnt diffrence.

Code:
echo 10 30 |awk -v T=67 '{d=(($1-$2)/$2)*100} {if (d > T || d < -T) print 1,T read NEW; else print 0,T read BAD}'

# 2  
Old 09-14-2010
Not 100% sure to understand your requirements are but that might answer them:
Code:
eval $(echo 10 30 | awk -v T=67 ' { d=(($1-$2)/$2)*100 } { if (d > T || d < -T) printf("NEW='"'%d %d'"'\n",1,T) ; else printf("BAD='"'%d %d'"'\n",0,T) }')
echo NEW=$NEW
echo BAD=$BAD

# 3  
Old 09-15-2010
Thanks much.It worked out. Is it possible to store the output in two variables in the same printf syntax? i.e Need to have NEW=1 and say NEW_2=T (the value of T) in the below statement.
Code:
printf("NEW='"'%d %d'"'\n",1,T)



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I tried as below, but the NEW_2 has null value in it
Code:
eval $(echo 10 30 | awk -v T=38 '{ d=(($1-$2)/$2)*100 } { if (d > T || d < -T) printf("NEW='"'%d'"'\n",1);printf("BAD='"'%d'"'\n",0);printf("NEW_2='"'%d'"'\n",T)}')

# 4  
Old 09-15-2010
Code:
eval $(echo 10 30 | awk -v T=38 ' { d=(($1-$2)/$2)*100 } { if (d > T || d < -T) printf("NEW=1\n") ; else printf("BAD=0\n") ; printf("T=%d\n",T) }')
echo NEW=$NEW
echo BAD=$BAD
echo T=$T

# 5  
Old 09-15-2010
Computer
Ah great!! And sorry for bugging you again but i have the last questions, pls be kind to answer.

Is it possible to assign the output of below to 2 diff variables in the single printf statement itself?. I mean the value 1 and T to two variables..Jus to know if this is possible!

Code:
printf("NEW='"'%d %d'"'\n",1,T)

# 6  
Old 09-15-2010
Sure:
Code:
printf("VAR1=%d;VAR2=%d\n",1,T)

Note that passing a constant is suboptimal. This can be simplified that way:
Code:
printf("VAR1=1;VAR2=%d\n",T)

# 7  
Old 09-15-2010
MySQL
Thanks a bunch. If im not wrong now, i cud guess the usage of printf statement in awk is similar to C programming.
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