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# 8  
Old 07-22-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zajtat
I'm really sorry to be a pain, but it still doesn't work.
The first two lines of your script retun just "here is my new line" and it doesn't really allow to print the last line. In the end I've amanged to type in the last line as well, but then the old problem happens: it expects more writing >
Sorry...
once again - check that you have copy/pasted the code - make sure you have an opening and a closing single quotes.
# 9  
Old 07-22-2009
Many thanks for your suggestions, but I've tried it now several times typing and also cut/pasted it as well. I do use single quotes and still it doesn't work... IS that OK that awk command has one opening single quote and two closing ones?
# 10  
Old 07-22-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zajtat
Many thanks for your suggestions, but I've tried it now several times typing and also cut/pasted it as well. I do use single quotes and still it doesn't work... IS that OK that awk command has one opening single quote and two closing ones?
no, it's is not ok and I don't see it in the original post either.
# 11  
Old 07-22-2009
Here's your original script:

Code:
awk '
  FNR==NR {f2[FNR]=$3;next}
  FNR==1 { print "here is my new line"}' file2 file1
  $NF = $NF OFS f2[FNR]' file2 file1

If I'm not mistaken the first single quote is before the first "file2 file1" (third line);
and the second quote is before the last "file2 file1" (forth line)

May be I misunderstood something?

Many thanks for your help!

I need to go now, but will check the forum tomorrow...
# 12  
Old 07-22-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zajtat
Here's your original script:

Code:
awk '
  FNR==NR {f2[FNR]=$3;next}
  FNR==1 { print "here is my new line"}' file2 file1
  $NF = $NF OFS f2[FNR]' file2 file1

If I'm not mistaken the first single quote is before the first "file2 file1" (third line);
and the second quote is before the last "file2 file1" (forth line)

May be I misunderstood something?

Many thanks for your help!

I need to go now, but will check the forum tomorrow...
no, this is not 'my' original script - reread the original post.
This is what in the original post:
Code:
nawk '
  FNR==NR {f2[FNR]=$3;next}
  FNR==1 { print "here is my new line"}
  $NF = $NF OFS f2[FNR]' file2 file1

# 13  
Old 07-23-2009
Yes this is true, but then I wrote that nawk doesn't work for me and you wrote another code with awk (the one that I've cut and pasted).
# 14  
Old 07-23-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zajtat
Yes this is true, but then I wrote that nawk doesn't work for me and you wrote another code with awk (the one that I've cut and pasted).
heh - could you try:
Code:
awk '
  FNR==NR {f2[FNR]=$3;next}
  FNR==1 { print "here is my new line"}
  $NF = $NF OFS f2[FNR]' file2 file1

 
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