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# 1  
Old 10-13-2011
Help with dynamic value string
Hi all,

Need help to seek string with dynamic value that always change?

Example string
Code:
JOB_WORK_STAFF_MARY_JANE_20111013_000000001.DAT

"JOB_WORK_STAFF_" and "_20111013_000000001.DAT" is static length.

How do I select the "MARY_JANE" in the middle of the string.
Please advice.

TQ.
# 2  
Old 10-13-2011
Code:
$ echo JOB_WORK_STAFF_MARY_JANE_20111013_000000001.DAT | awk 'BEGIN { FS="_"; OFS="_"; } { print $4, $5 }'
MARY_JANE

# 3  
Old 10-13-2011
Quote:
awk -F "_" '{print $4"_"$5}' <inputfile>
# 4  
Old 10-13-2011
thanks for reply friends,

but i might be not explaining the situation very well.

all your script work well if the string is
Code:
JOB_WORK_STAFF_MARY_JANE_20111013_000000001.DAT

but when i mean dynamic value. The string could be as
Code:
JOB_WORK_STAFF_MARY_JANE_20111013_000000001.DAT
JOB_WORK_STAFF_MARY_JANE_LANE_20111013_000000001.DAT
JOB_WORK_STAFF_MARYJANELANE_20111013_000000001.DAT

expected output
Code:
MARY_JANE
MARY_JANE_LANE
MARYJANELANE

# 5  
Old 10-13-2011
Code:
$ sed 's,JOB_WORK_STAFF_,,g;s,_20111013_000000001.DAT,,g' infile
MARY_JANE
MARY_JANE_LANE
MARYJANELANE
$

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# 6  
Old 10-13-2011
thanks so much jayan_jay.

your code work as expected.
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