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# 1  
Old 12-29-2017
File formatting with awk
Hi, I would like to format the file input example to the specific output example. I have tried numerous different ways, however not able to extract the information as desired. Any assistance to get the file formatted would be truly appreciated:
Input:
Code:
server:<server url="http://speedtestwlfdle.rogers.com/speedtest/upload.php" lat="43.6000" lon="-79.6500" name="Mississauga, ON" country="Canada" cc="CA" sponsor="Rogers" id="8783"  url2="http://speedtestwlfdle.rogers.com/speedtest2/upload.php" host="speedtestwlfdle.rogers.com:8080" />
server:<server url="http://sp1.mornington.ca/speedtest/upload.php" lat="43.5658" lon="-80.9222" name="Milverton, ON" country="Canada" cc="CA" sponsor="Mornington Communications Ltd" id="10727"  url2="http://sp2.mornington.ca/speedtest/upload.php" host="sp1.mornington.ca:8080" />
server:<server url="http://speedy-1.tcc.on.ca/speedtest/upload.php" lat="43.5625" lon="-81.6980" name="Bayfield, ON" country="Canada" cc="CA" sponsor="Tuckersmith Communications" id="3533"  url2="http://speedy-2.tcc.on.ca/speedtest/upload.php" host="speedy-1.tcc.on.ca:8080" />

Output:
Code:
http://speedtestwlfdle.rogers.com/speedtest/upload.php;43.6000;-79.6500;Mississauga, ON;Canada;CA;Rogers,8783;http://speedtestwlfdle.rogers.com/speedtest2/upload.php;speedtestwlfdle.rogers.com:8080
http://sp1.mornington.ca/speedtest/upload.php;43.5658;-80.9222;Milverton, ON;Canada;CA,Mornington Communications Ltd;10727;http://sp2.mornington.ca/speedtest/upload.php;sp1.mornington.ca:8080
http://speedy-1.tcc.on.ca/speedtest/upload.php;43.5625;-81.6980;Bayfield, ON;Canada;CA;Tuckersmith Communications;3533;http://speedy-2.tcc.on.ca/speedtest/upload.php;speedy-1.tcc.on.ca:8080

Attempts to format:
Code:
awk 'BEGIN{FS="=";OFS=","}{print}' | sed 's/[{}"]//g'

# 2  
Old 12-29-2017
As has been suggested before, when posting in this forum please tell us what operating system and shell you're using.

And, instead of just showing us a three line sample input file and a three line sample output file, please also describe the logic that governs the changes you are trying to make.

The code you're using is going to a lot of effort to remove braces from the output, but since there aren't any braces in your sample input; it isn't clear why you are doing that.

The code you're using sets the output field separator to a comma, but your sample output seems to use semicolon as a field separator.

Please clearly explain what you are trying to do and be sure that the sample output you have provided really matches the output you hope to produce from that input.
# 3  
Old 12-30-2017
Apologies for not being clear. The idea is to have the file formatted in a semicolon way, without the description in front. If you look at the raw file it describes everything with e.g. url= which I would like to remove and the quotation marks around the info. So the idea is to have a well formatted file output with only the information, also most like a CSV using the e.g. url as header instead of in the body itself.
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Old 12-30-2017
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