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Old 07-17-2019
Iterate through a list - checking for a duplicate then report it ot
I have a job that produces a file of barcodes that gets added to every time the job runs
I want to check the list to see if the barcode is already in the list and report it out if it is.
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Old 07-17-2019
Sounds like a good project.

You are going to do this project on what system?

Please provide all details of your operating system and shell.

Thanks.
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Old 07-17-2019
Its solaris box?
unix shell script
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Old 07-17-2019
Hello worky,

I don't want to bombard you with too many things, but I have a few to questions pose in response first:-
  • Is this homework/assignment? There are specific forums for these.
  • What have you tried so far?
  • What output/errors do you get?
  • What OS and version are you using?
  • What are your preferred tools? (C, shell, perl, awk, etc.)
  • What logical process have you considered? (to help steer us to follow what you are trying to achieve)
Most importantly, What have you tried so far?

There are probably many ways to achieve most tasks, so giving us an idea of your style and thoughts will help us guide you to an answer most suitable to you so you can adjust it to suit your needs in future.


We're all here to learn and getting the relevant information will help us all.



Thanks, in advance,
Robin
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