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Old 07-26-2007
vgersh99

Your code is working fine , thanks a lot for the solution. Smilie
I am trying to understand the code , I am not able to figure out , can you help me please.

matrixmadhan

when I execute the commond , I am getting the error as below ,

bash-2.05$ awk '{ if ( match($0, "KSG/Password") ) { getline; print "<value>psoft123<\/value>" } else { print } }' abc.xml
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: illegal statement near line 1
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1

thanks
# 9  
Old 07-26-2007
Quote:
matrixmadhan

when I execute the commond , I am getting the error as below ,

bash-2.05$ awk '{ if ( match($0, "KSG/Password") ) { getline; print "<value>psoft123<\/value>" } else { print } }' abc.xml
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: illegal statement near line 1
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1

thanks
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Surprised ! SmilieSmilie

Its perfectly working for me.

By any change did you miss out any " ' " or " } " ?

( I don't think so you would have )

Could you please check that again ? Smilie
# 10  
Old 07-26-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by matrixmadhan
Surprised ! SmilieSmilie

Its perfectly working for me.

By any change did you miss out any " ' " or " } " ?

( I don't think so you would have )

Could you please check that again ? Smilie
Perhaps nawk vs awk issue ?
# 11  
Old 07-26-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by matrixmadhan
Surprised ! SmilieSmilie

Its perfectly working for me.

By any change did you miss out any " ' " or " } " ?

( I don't think so you would have )

Could you please check that again ? Smilie
Hi

I pasted the command and the result I ran on the shell in my before post ,
I am using bash on solaris 5.9 does it matter ?? ,

Thanks
# 12  
Old 07-26-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by vino
Perhaps nawk vs awk issue ?
I don't think so that would be the reason ! Smilie

( Possibly SmilieSmilie )
# 13  
Old 07-26-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by malavm
Hi

I pasted the command and the result I ran on the shell in my before post ,
I am using bash on solaris 5.9 does it matter ?? ,

Thanks
I don't have access to solaris 5.9 box right now.

May be somebody might execute and clarify the doubt ! Smilie
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