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# 8  
Old 06-03-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by panyam
var="a";printf "%d", "${var}"

Doesn't seem to work

Here is the output:

Quote:
Unixbox:/home/user $ var="a";printf "%d", "${var}"
printf: a expected numeric value
0,Unixbox:/home/user $

Was expecting 65 as output
# 9  
Old 06-03-2011
Hi.

I suggest:
Code:
ascii o376
ASCII 15/14 is decimal 254, hex fe, octal 376, bits 11111110: meta-~

See man ascii for details ... cheers, drl
# 10  
Old 06-03-2011
My main problem is this special character "þ" in file.

I dont know what it is.

I am trying to find the decimal value for this. So that i can convert this special character to new line character in DataStage.

DataStage only like Decimal values for special characters.

For example : For CTRL-Y datastage reads it as char(25)

Help on this is appreciated.
# 11  
Old 06-03-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by pinnacle
I am trying to find the decimal value for this. So that i can convert this special character to new line character in DataStage.

DataStage only like Decimal values for special characters.

For example : For CTRL-Y datastage reads it as char(25)

Help on this is appreciated.
Posters fpmurphy and drl have already told you the answer to that...but for some reason you havent taken the time to read their posts. The decimal value of 376 is 254 and take sometime to become familiar with base conversions otherwise you will get stuck again somewhere.
# 12  
Old 06-05-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by shamrock
Posters fpmurphy and drl have already told you the answer to that...but for some reason you havent taken the time to read their posts. The decimal value of 376 is 254 and take sometime to become familiar with base conversions otherwise you will get stuck again somewhere.

Thank You i read those post but did not understand them earlier.

Sorry about that.

Will read base conversion.
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