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# 1  
Old 09-25-2011
awk help
HI ,

I am trying to validate the source files, before loading them. The validation I am doing is checking the no of columns in the file should be proper, all the source files should have 8 columns, if any source file has less than 8 columns, I have to move the improper source files to a directory called invalid source files.

I started with the below awk, but I am not sure how to move the files with improper columns to a different directory.

Code:
awk '{if(NF < 8) {print "Invalid File"} else {print $0}' 1.csv

Can any body suggest how can I do this.

Regards,
Deepti
# 2  
Old 09-25-2011
Code:
$awk '{if(NF < 8) {print "mv " FILENAME " /tmp/"; exit} else {print $0}}' 1.csv | sh

Last edited by itkamaraj; 09-25-2011 at 09:02 AM.. Reason: added exit
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gaur.deepti
# 3  
Old 09-25-2011
Hi , Thanks for your quick response.

I have modified the code for checking all the .csv files for proper file format.

Code:
find  /edw/data/  -name '*.csv'  | while read FILENAME
do
awk -F, '{if(NF < 8) {print "mv " FILENAME " /edw/data/incorrect/"; exit}}' 
< "$FILENAME" > | sh
done

I am getting the below error, where am I doing it wrong.


Code:
 Error 
syntax error near unexpected token `|'

Regards,
Deepti
# 4  
Old 09-25-2011
try this...

Code:
find  /edw/data/  -name '*.csv'  | while read myfile
do
awk -F, '{if(NF < 8) {print "mv " FILENAME " /edw/data/incorrect/"; exit}}' $myfile  | sh
done

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# 5  
Old 09-27-2011
I am getting the below error...,i tried putting the -f option after move but still same issue ,pls tell me where i am doing wrong

Code:
mv: illegal option -- T
Usage: mv [-i | -f] [-E{force|ignore|warn}] [--] src target
   or: mv [-i | -f] [-E{force|ignore|warn}] [--] src1 ... srcN directory

# 6  
Old 09-27-2011
Remove "| sh" and see the output.
# 7  
Old 09-28-2011
Is your filename having the space ? (Is the csv files created in windows environment) ?
 
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