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Old 09-16-2011
Extracting a word from a variable
Hi Guys,

Need you quick assistance on the below, trying to extract a word from a variable

i.e. acmi101[space]acmi102[space]acmi103[space]acmi104

When i use the following code awk '{gsub(/cmi102/,"")};1' it leaves a space in the variable, need to get rid of the space that it leaves. Any ideas.

the above result, would be

Code:
acmi101[space][space]acmi103[space]acmi104

need it to be

Code:
acmi101[space]acmi103[space]acmi104

need to get rid of the extra space.


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Old 09-16-2011
Code:
gsub(/cmi102  */,"")

# 3  
Old 09-16-2011
Fanstastic.......now why didnt I think of that. Many Thanks radoulov

---------- Post updated at 11:58 AM ---------- Previous update was at 11:32 AM ----------

radoulov,

The gsub(/cmi102 */,"") does not get rid of the acmi102, just removes the cmi102, but the "a" is still present, tried using the below to no avail...any help?

Code:
gsub(/+cmi102 */,"")

---------- Post updated at 12:00 PM ---------- Previous update was at 11:58 AM ----------

also note, that the "a" could be a many letters, so I could not used gsub(/acmi102 */,""), as I might be searching for axfbcmi102....etc....
Last edited by radoulov; 09-16-2011 at 09:11 AM.. Reason: Code tags!
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Old 09-16-2011
Code:
gsub(/[^ ]*cmi102 */,"")

Last edited by radoulov; 09-16-2011 at 09:10 AM.. Reason: Code tags.
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