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# 1  
Old 11-02-2007
Split A File Into 2 Files
i WANT TO SPLIT A FILE WHICH HAS 250 COLUMNS. and the delimiter is '|'. So , can somebody help me with the command i have to use to split the file into two files.

thanks
# 2  
Old 11-02-2007
Which columns are going into which output files, in what format and in which column order?
# 3  
Old 11-03-2007
Are these two posts related ?

https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...0-columns.html
# 4  
Old 11-03-2007
cat FILE | awk -F\| '{for(i=1;i<125;i++) printf "%s ",$i; printf"\n"}' > firs125col.log
cat FILE | awk -F\| '{for(i=125;i<251;i++) printf "%s ",$i; printf"\n"}' > second125col.log

have a nice day Smilie
# 5  
Old 11-03-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by lione.heart
cat FILE | awk -F\| '{for(i=1;i<125;i++) printf "%s ",$i; printf"\n"}' > firs125col.log
cat FILE | awk -F\| '{for(i=125;i<251;i++) printf "%s ",$i; printf"\n"}' > second125col.log

have a nice day Smilie
UUOC,

use it like,

awk '{}' filename > outputfilename
# 6  
Old 11-04-2007
Yes, Those two posts are related. And i still didnt understand . Can anyone explain in clear. Or can anyone give me a clear code
Thanks
# 7  
Old 11-04-2007
The following code split the inputfile (with '|' as field separator FS) into two files first125cols.dat and last125cols.dat (with '|' as field separator OFS).

Code:
awk -v FS='|'  -v OFS='|' '
{
   # Write first 125 cols

   for (field=1; (field<=125 && field<=NF); field++)
      line = line (field>1 ? OFS : "") $field;
   print line > "first125cols.dat"

   # Write last 125 cols

   for (field=125; (field<=255 && field<=NF); field++)
      line = line (field>1 ? OFS : "") $field;
   print line > "last125cols.dat"
}
' inputfile
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