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# 8  
Old 09-20-2011
No the tag name word changes from line to line

the code at the moment is
Code:
(line number)  <word1><![CDATA[something]]></> 
(line number)  <word2><![CDATA[something]]></> 
(line number)  <word3><![CDATA[something]]></> 
(line number)  <word4><![CDATA[something]]></>

But it needs to end up as
Code:
(line number)  <word1><![CDATA[something]]></word1>      
(line number)  <word2><![CDATA[something]]></word2> 
(line number)  <word3><![CDATA[something]]></word3> 
(line number)  <word4><![CDATA[something]]></word4>

also the something tag word changes each line as well
# 9  
Old 09-20-2011
Try this

Code:
awk -F"<" '{t=length($2);x=substr($2,0,t-1);sub(/\/>/,"/"x">");print}' input_file

--ahamed

---------- Post updated at 07:58 AM ---------- Previous update was at 07:57 AM ----------

If solaris, please use nawk!

--ahamed
# 10  
Old 09-20-2011
worked a dream, thanks a lot for your time
# 11  
Old 09-20-2011
great work ahamed..
Code:
test$ cat new7 
(line number)  <word1><![CDATA[something]]></>
(line number)  <word2><![CDATA[something]]></>
(line number)  <word2><![CDATA[something]]></>


test$ cat new7 |awk -F"<" '{t=length($2);x=substr($2,0,t-1);sub(/\/>/,"/"x">");print}'
(line number)  <word1><![CDATA[something]]></word1>
(line number)  <word2><![CDATA[something]]></word2>
(line number)  <word2><![CDATA[something]]></word2>


Last edited by vbe; 09-20-2011 at 12:06 PM.. Reason: dont forget code tags...
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