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# 1  
Old 03-31-2006
whats wrong with this awk???
while read LINE;
do
echo |awk -v LIN="${LINE}" '{print substr(LIN,1,7)","substr(LIN,8,5)" ,"substr(LIN,14,10)","substr(LIN,24,6)" ,"substr(LIN,30,8)}';
done < exp1.txt


exp1.txt = 1234 grgrg 203902 ksdjh oehr weo

why it doesn't work??

thanks.
# 2  
Old 03-31-2006
Could you post the output ?

I get the right thing:

1234 gr,grg 2 ,3902 ksdjh, oehr ,weo
# 3  
Old 03-31-2006
I did a mistake Smilie Smilie

thanks for your reply Smilie
# 4  
Old 04-04-2006
what removed is going on????????

while read LINE;
do
echo LINE |awk -v LIN="${LINE}" '{print substr(LIN,1,7)","substr(LIN,8,5)","substr(LIN,14,10)","substr(LIN,24,6)","substr(LIN,30,8)","substr (LIN,38,4)}';
done < prefinal.txt

prefinal.txt:
1234 grgrg 203902 ksdjh oehr weo


why it doesn't work????????

removed cygwin Smilie
Last edited by Perderabo; 04-04-2006 at 10:32 AM.. Reason: Remove profanity
# 5  
Old 04-04-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by george_
what a removed is going on????????

while read LINE;
do
echo LINE |awk -v LIN="${LINE}" '{print substr(LIN,1,7)","substr(LIN,8,5)","substr(LIN,14,10)","substr(LIN,24,6)","substr(LIN,30,8)","substr (LIN,38,4)}';
done < prefinal.txt

prefinal.txt:
1234 grgrg 203902 ksdjh oehr weo


why it doesn't work????????

removed cygwin Smilie
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# 6  
Old 04-04-2006
I am sorry,I didn't know about it...
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