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# 8  
Old 10-17-2010
I have a file test.awk whick I call using -f and need to know what I should write, the first or the second one??

Code:
print $1,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,
         $2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,
         $2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2

or like this

Code:
print $1,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,  \
         $2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,              \
         $2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2



---------- Post updated at 03:32 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:29 PM ----------

I am using printf, changing the code from

Code:
print $1,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,c1,c2,
            c3,c3,c3,c3,c3,c3,c3,c3,c3,c3,c3,
            c2,c1,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2,$2

to

Code:
        printf "%-8.1f", $1, FS
        for (i=1;i<=13;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2 FS
        printf "%-10.5f %-10.5f", c1, c2, FS
        for (i=1;i<=11;i++) printf "%-10.5f", c3, FS
        printf "%-10.5f %-10.5f", c1, c2, FS
        for (i=1;i<=13;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2 FS
        printf RS

Changing FS is a good idea

---------- Post updated at 03:41 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:32 PM ----------

The only problem I might have with OFS="\t" is that the tab might be too big.

Can one change the tab size in awk?

---------- Post updated at 04:03 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:41 PM ----------

I have coded something like this but can't get the columns to align

Couple of lines like this

Code:
        printf "%-8.1f", $1, FS
        for (i=1;i<=15;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2, FS
        for (i=1;i<=11;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2, FS
        for (i=1;i<=15;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2, FS
        printf RS

then some like this

Code:
        printf "%-8.1f", $1, FS
        for (i=1;i<=12;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2 FS
        printf "%-10.5f %-10.5f %-10.5f", c1, c2, c3 FS
        for (i=1;i<=11;i++) printf "%-10.5f", ca FS
        printf "%-10.5f %-10.5f %-10.5f", c3, c2, c1 FS
        for (i=1;i<=12;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2 FS
        printf RS

and more like the beginning

Code:
        printf "%-8.1f", $1, FS
        for (i=1;i<=15;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2, FS
        for (i=1;i<=11;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2, FS
        for (i=1;i<=15;i++) printf "%-10.5f", $2, FS
        printf RS

I am getting


Code:
8.5     1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   1.96947   
9.0     2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   2.05162   
9.5     2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.09723   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   2.12917   
10.0    2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.16864   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.13562   2.16864   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   2.20167   
10.5    2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.23562    2.20158   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.16753   2.23562    2.20158   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   2.26967   
11.0    2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.29874    2.26374    2.22873   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.19373   2.22873    2.26374    2.29874   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   2.33375   
11.5    2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.35859    2.32267    2.28676   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.25084   2.28676    2.32267    2.35859   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   2.39451   
12.0    2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.41610    2.37930    2.34251   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.30572   2.34251    2.37930    2.41610   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   2.45289   
12.5    2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.47223    2.43458    2.39694   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.35929   2.39694    2.43458    2.47223   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   2.50988   
13.0    2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.52734    2.48886    2.45037   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.41188   2.45037    2.48886    2.52734   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   2.56583   
13.5    2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.58203    2.54271    2.50339   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.46407   2.50339    2.54271    2.58203   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   2.62135   
14.0    2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.63677    2.59661    2.55646   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.51630   2.55646    2.59661    2.63677   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   2.67692   
14.5    2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.69163    2.65064   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.60965   2.69163    2.65064   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   2.73262   
15.0    2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.74652   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.70470   2.74652   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   2.78835   
15.5    2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.80117   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   2.84383   
16.0    2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   2.89912   
16.5    2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   2.95447   
17.0    3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   3.00996   
17.5    3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   3.06547   
18.0    3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.12072   3.

# 9  
Old 10-17-2010
I noticed that in section 1 and 3 you are using $2, FS and in section 2 that deviates you are using $2 FS without a comma, but in both case FS will not get printed. Also in section 2 in two separate lines you have spaces in the format but not after the third format defnition.
I would just put the space in the formatting everywhere, if you need it for example
Code:
for (i=1;i<=15;i++) printf "%-10.5f ", $2

or just leave them out everywhere.
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 10-17-2010 at 07:35 PM..
# 10  
Old 10-17-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by rdcwayx
Code:
printf $1 FS; for (i=1;i<=50;i++) printf $2 FS; printf RS

Using possibly untrusted data as a format string is very poor practice. In C, that would be a massive security hole; in AWK, it's merely unwise.

Code:
printf "%s", $1 FS; for (i=1;i<=50;i++) printf "%s", $2 FS; printf "%s", RS

Regards,
Alister
# 11  
Old 10-17-2010
I'm trying to patch up something with what you guys have said.
# 12  
Old 10-18-2010
Here's an idea: why don't you put the repeated printing inside a function, like this:
Code:
function pr(x,r,i) 
{ 
   for(i=1;i<=r;i++) printf "%-10.5f",x+0
}

Then you can call it like this:
Code:
{
   printf "%-8.1f", $1+0
   pr($1,15)
   pr($1,11) 
   pr($1,15)
   print ""

   printf "%-8.1f", $1+0
   pr($1,12)
   pr(c1,1); pr(c2,1); pr(c3,1)
   pr($1,11) 
   pr(c3,1); pr(c2,1); pr(c2,1)
   pr($1,12)
   print ""
}

I used +0 to make sure the value gets interpreted as numeric.
# 13  
Old 10-18-2010
Very neat. Will use it.
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