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Old 10-08-2010
Split a string with bracket
Hi,

Am trying to split a string with bracket in ksh but it is not splitting it correctly.

split("Hello, Name(1), Name(2)", main,",");

How do i split correctly?
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Old 10-08-2010
can you give the sample output .
# 3  
Old 10-08-2010
Please tell what is your requirement and what is the result that you want.....
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Old 10-08-2010
Code:
$set $(OFS=,;echo "Hello, Name(1), Name(2)")
$echo $3 $2 $1
Name(2) Name(1), Hello,

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