How to parse this file using awk and output in CSV format?


 
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Old 11-23-2015
Hi RudiC

Fantastic, thanks for your help. Very much appreciated. It works great.

Just one quick question for my knowledge

I am still trying to read and understand your code so that I can make necessary changes as required. If I can ask you, which part of the script really skips the fourth record? As I may need to skip 8th record as well in the real source file, I want to make sure I understand it.

Thanks a lot for your help again.

(Also wondering how I would mark this thread as Answered/Solved)
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Old 11-23-2015
Actually, the header in the BEGIN section determines the selection AND order of the elements to be output. It is split into the HDArr, which turn serves as the index into the associatve array RES when printed.
If field 1 (including delimiters) is found in the header, RES is filled with $0 with $1 and the field separator removed (effectively field 2).

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# 10  
Old 11-23-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
Another approach:
Code:
awk -F\" 'BEGIN{print "Cust-Number,Cust-Name,Cust-Town,Cust-Purchase"}
  /hobby/ || !NF{next} 
  /purchase/{print $2; next}
  {printf $2 ","}
' file

HI Franklin,
could you please explain, Why after reading line having "purchase" string in it, Script print records to next line. If it is happening due to next command , Why it is not going in next line after reading /hobby/ || !NF{next}. Because this also contains next.
Thanks,
# 11  
Old 11-23-2015
Quote:
Originally Posted by looney
HI Franklin,
could you please explain, Why after reading line having "purchase" string in it, Script print records to next line. If it is happening due to next command , Why it is not going in next line after reading /hobby/ || !NF{next}. Because this also contains next.
Thanks,
The print command appends a newline after a string and the printf doesn't.
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