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# 1  
Old 12-22-2008
how to convert fields from a text file to excel columns
i have this file which has the following contents:

Code:
,-0.3000   ,-0.3000   ,-0.3000
,-0.9000   ,-0.9000   ,-0.9000

i would like to get this:
Code:
 
-0.3-0.9-0.3-0.9-0.3-0.9

so far i am trying:

Code:
awk '{for(i=1; i<=NF; i++) {printf("%f\n",$i)}}' test1 > test2

any help appreciated.
# 2  
Old 12-22-2008
Code:
sed -e '$!N' -e 's/ *,\([-]*[0-9]\.[0-9][1-9]*\)[0]*/\1/g' -e 's/\n//g'

or completing the awk version (untested)
Code:
awk -F, '{for ( i=1;i<=NF;i++) {printf "%.1f",$i}}'

# 3  
Old 12-22-2008
sorry that didnt print right..

i want this :

-0.3 -0.9
-0.3 -0.9
-0.3 -0.9
# 4  
Old 12-22-2008
That is not the same as what you asked for in the original post.

Try any of the solutions in the search below, any of the awk options will work, and all you will have to do is update the print/prtinf formatting:

Search "transpose" on UNIX.COM
# 5  
Old 12-23-2008
thanks for your help..

i ended up using:

Code:
paste -d ',' file1 file2 > out.csv

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