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Old 06-16-2011
Bash shell script that inserts a text data file into an HTML table
hi ,
i need to create a bash shell script that insert a text data file into an html made table, this table output has to mailed.I am new to shell scripting and have a very minimum idea of shell scripting.
please help.
# 2  
Old 06-16-2011
Pls post sample input and the output you are expecting.
# 3  
Old 06-17-2011
Input and expected output
input:

email address
subject

processname param2 param3 param4 param5 param6
1 a b c d e
2
3..
4..
...
...
21..

output:

This content has to be put into an html table and mailed to the specifed address
Last edited by intern123; 06-17-2011 at 04:14 AM.. Reason: Incomplete response
# 4  
Old 06-17-2011
If the input file has the format you specify a Perl script seems the obvious route, the script below is untested and just an outline.

Quote:
Originally Posted by intern123
input:

email address
subject

processname param2 param3 param4 param5 param6
1 a b c d e
2
3..
4..
...
...
21..
Code:
#! /usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

open (my $in_file , '<', "$ARGV[0]");
my $path_to_sendmail="/usr/sbin/sendmail -t";
my $position=0;# 0=>initial empty line(s), 1=>email address,2=>subject,3=>ignore empty line(s), 3=>table headings,4=>data lines
my (%mail);
while(<$in_file>){
   if ( ($position == 0 ) && (!/^\s*$/) ){ 
      chomp($mail{address}=$_);
      $position++;
   }
   elsif( ($position == 1) && (!/^\s*$/) ){
      chomp($mail{subject}=$_);
      $position++;
    }
   elsif( ($position == 2) && (/^\s*$/) ){
      $position++;
   }
   elsif ( ($position == 3) && (!/^\s*$/) ){
      $mail{body}="<html><head><title>$mail{subject}</title></head><body><table>";
      my @headings=split(/\s+/, $_);
      $mail{body}.='<tr><th>', join('</th><th>', @headings), '</th></tr>';
      $position++;
   }
   elsif ($position==4){
      my @record= split (/\s+/,$_);
      $mail{body}.= '<tr><td>', join('</th><td>', @record), '</td></tr>';
   }
}
$mail{body}.='</table></body></html>';
close ($in_file);
open (my $sendmail ,'|', "$path_to_sendmail") || die "Did you forget to set the location of your sendmail binary?, current value is \"$path_to_sendmail\"\n";
print $sendmail "From: monitoring.script\@localhost\n";ject
print $sendmail "To: $mail{address}\n";
print $sendmail "Content-type: text/html";
print $sendmail "Subject: $mail{subject}\n\n";
print $sendmail $mail{body};
close($sendmail);
exit;

# 5  
Old 06-17-2011
thanks a lot. will see if this works.
could this be done in a bash shell script using sed and awk utlities ?
# 6  
Old 06-17-2011
It probably could, Perl just seems a natural fit for the task though
# 7  
Old 06-17-2011
Given the sudden restrictions popping up in your other thread I have to ask if this is homework?
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