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Old 01-13-2017
awk modify string
Hi Guys,
i world like to do the following with awk,
i have the the complete username
example in a file a have some names

Code:
Mario Rossi
John Doe

i would like to convert this name in this format from file with awk

Code:
Mario,Rossi,"Mario Rossi [External]",m.rossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,
John,Doe,"John Doe [External]",j.doe_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,

Is it possible?

Thanks.


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# 2  
Old 01-13-2017
Hello charli1,

Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you(haven't tested it though).
Code:
awk '{print $0","s1 $1","$2"[External]" s1 ","tolower(substr($1,1,1))"."tolower($2)"_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,"}'  s1="\""  Input_file

Thanks,
R. Singh
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charli1
# 3  
Old 01-13-2017
I get this output

Code:
Mario, Rossi,Mario,,Rossi[External],a.rossi@mydomain.com,$TRUE,


but i need this one,

Code:
Mario,Rossi,"Mario Rossi [External]",m.rossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,


thank a lot in advanced
Last edited by charli1; 01-13-2017 at 06:55 PM..
# 4  
Old 01-13-2017
Hello charli1,

Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you.
Code:
awk '{print $1","$2","s1 $0 "[External]" s1 ","tolower(substr($1,1,1))"."tolower($2)"_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,"}'  s1="\""  Input_file

Output will be as follows.
Code:
Mario,Rossi,"Mario Rossi[External]",m.rossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,
John,Doe,"John Doe[External]",j.doe_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,

Thanks,
R. Singh
This User Gave Thanks to RavinderSingh13 For This Post:
charli1
# 5  
Old 01-13-2017
Great it worked like a sharm,
thank a lot mate.

---------- Post updated at 06:04 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:36 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by RavinderSingh13
Hello charli1,

Could you please try following and let me know if this helps you.
Code:
awk '{print $1","$2","s1 $0 "[External]" s1 ","tolower(substr($1,1,1))"."tolower($2)"_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,"}'  s1="\""  Input_file

Output will be as follows.
Code:
Mario,Rossi,"Mario Rossi[External]",m.rossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,
John,Doe,"John Doe[External]",j.doe_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE,

Thanks,
R. Singh
That string worked just great,
but what if i have name that have three name,
for example

Mario Rossi
John Doe Michael
Mario De Rossi
Mario D'Rossi

could i also have the same format?
Code:
Mario,Rossi,"Mario Rossi [External]",m.rossi,m.rossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE
John,"Doe Michael","John Doe Michael [External]",j.michael,j.michael_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE
Mario,"De Rossi","Mario De Rossi [External]",m.derossi,m.derossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE
Mario,"D'Rossi","Mario D'Rossi [External]",m.drossi,m.drossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE

Is this possible?

Thank in advance.
Last edited by charli1; 01-14-2017 at 06:36 AM..
# 6  
Old 01-14-2017
Your desired output seems to be inconsistent and random. You say that you want:
Code:
Mario Rossi -> Mario,Rossi,"Mario Rossi [External]",m.rossi,m.rossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."last"_ext")
John Doe Michael ->John,"Doe Michael","John Doe Michael [External]",j.michael,j.michael_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."<middle removed>last"_ext")
Mario De Rossi -> Mario,"De Rossi","Mario De Rossi [External]",m.derossi,m.derossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."middlelast"_ext")
Mario D'Rossi ->Mario,"D'Rossi","Mario D'Rossi [External]",m.drossi,m.drossi@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."middlelast<no "_ext">)

How is a program supposed to guess at when the middle name should be included in the login name and e-mail address versus when it should be excluded?
How is a program supposed to guess at when "_ext" should be included in an e-mail address and when it should be excluded?
Last edited by Don Cragun; 01-14-2017 at 08:00 AM.. Reason: Fix typo: s/<no "_ext"/<no "_ext">/
# 7  
Old 01-14-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
Your desired output seems to be inconsistent and random. You say that you want:
Code:
Mario Rossi -> Mario,Rossi,"Mario Rossi [External]",m.rossi,m.rossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."last"_ext")
John Doe Michael ->John,"Doe Michael","John Doe Michael [External]",j.michael,j.michael_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."<middle removed>last"_ext")
Mario De Rossi -> Mario,"De Rossi","Mario De Rossi [External]",m.derossi,m.derossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."middlelast"_ext")
Mario D'Rossi ->Mario,"D'Rossi","Mario D'Rossi [External]",m.drossi,m.drossi_ext@mydomain.com,$TRUE (1st initial"."middlelast<no "_ext") I forgot to insert the _ext i corrected it now

How is a program supposed to guess at when the middle name should be included in the login name and e-mail address versus when it should be excluded?
How is a program supposed to guess at when "_ext" should be included in an e-mail address and when it should be excluded?
Well, the problem is exactly that, withe the help of R. Singh
i already made this for the single first name and second name,
Code:
awk '{print $1","$2","s1 $0 " [External]" s1 ","tolower(substr($1,1,1))"."tolower($2)"" s2 ","tolower(substr($1,1,1))"."tolower($2)"_ext@octo.local,$TRUE,$Password,"}'  s1="\""   inputfile

my problem is how to do the same with those people that have multiple names and special caracters as ', any suggestion is very welcome.
Last edited by charli1; 01-14-2017 at 07:25 AM..
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