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Old 12-02-2010
Print the string between spaces
How to print the strings within a line between two spaces .

Code:
<ns1:providerErrorCode>141</ns1:providerErrorCode> <ns1:providerErrorText>business_rule_exception-Server.404:Cannot proceed because the subscriber with phone number [] is either suspended or the account has an unpaid balance.</ns1:providerErrorText> <ns1:errorSystem>O56</ns1:errorSystem><ns1:errorTransactionId/><ns1:errorProgramId>ManageServices</ns1:errorProgramId>

There are spaces before and after the providerErrorText. Please let me know how to print only this from a line.
# 2  
Old 12-02-2010
Code:
perl -nle '/(?<= ).*(?= )/;print $&' file

# 3  
Old 12-02-2010
Code:
awk -F' [<>]' '{print $2}' file

Precise match, not using the spaces as markers:
Code:
grep -Eo "<(ns1:providerErrorText)>.*</\1>" file

# 4  
Old 02-24-2011
Sorry for delayed response. But all the above command is not providing the right output. I just needed the only the line between the two spaces.
# 5  
Old 02-24-2011
If you are looking for the line in blue then all of the commands above should give you this. If not, what are you getting and what output are you looking for?
# 6  
Old 02-24-2011
perl -nle '/(?<= ).*(?= )/;print $&' sample.txt [Partial Output]

<OUTPUT>

<kjdjkn><jnsdnsdknsd>jnsdkjns<kjnsdkjndsj><kjnsdjnsdkj>987329<ksdnsdkjn><detail><ns1:errorDetailIt em xmlns:ns1="http://integration.xyz.com/common/ErrorD.xsd"><ns1SmilieroviderError><ns1SmilieroviderErrorCode>100</ns1SmilieroviderErrorCode> <ns1SmilieroviderErrorText>com.Resource-Exists-Exception : permission already exists</ns1SmilieroviderErrorText>

</OUTPUT>

awk -F' [<>]' '{print $2}' sample.txt [Displaying Begining of the Line]

<OUTPUT>

05:22:58,434<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
14:30:58,966<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
01:09:36,981<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
10:41:43,842<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
11:41:20,957<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
12:22:19,059<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
12:26:45,606<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
23:52:15,848<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
11:05:18,754<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
11:37:27,279<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
15:45:37,480<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
10:32:00,711<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
10:32:13,459<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
11:52:51,915<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
11:58:40,728<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
14:21:15,353<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
19:45:25,138<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
02:06:09,454<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
15:35:48,146<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
16:43:03,078<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope
16:47:11,092<REQUEST><soapenv:Envelope

</OUTPUT>

/usr/xpg4/bin/grep -E "<(ns1SmilieroviderErrorText)>.*</\1>" sample.txt

<OUTPUT>

No OUTPUT & -o is an illegal Operation

</OUTPUT>
# 7  
Old 02-24-2011
On Solaris always use /usr/xpg4/bin/awk.
What is your actual input file?
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