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# 1  
Old 05-20-2014
Comparing rows
Hi,

I have txt file below

Code:
02.05.2014,10.05.2014,dfs,srtytr,tyhty
05.10.2014,15.10.2014,456ef,t6y5fgtd,xg45t
21.11.2014,28.11.2014,sefser,dfw344,zsdfrw
22.12.2014,30.12.2014,fwe,aerw4,zwq4q

my script will ask two input,

Code:
enter start date
05.10.2014
 
enter end date
15.10.2014

If the enter date is present in the txt file then it should process, else throw an error.

The code should compare row by row for two input field
# 2  
Old 05-20-2014
Quote:
If the enter date is present in the txt file then it should process, else throw an error.
What date entered, the start or the end, or between?

Quote:
The code should compare row by row for two input field
What files would it compare and what two input fields would that be?
# 3  
Old 05-20-2014
The star date and end date of the input should match in txt file

In my previus post I enter the sample input date, it is matching the second row from input txt file

Also I hightligted in blue

Code:
enter start date
05.10.2014
 
enter end date
15.10.2014
 
02.05.2014,10.05.2014,dfs,srtytr,tyhty
05.10.2014,15.10.2014,456ef,t6y5fgtd,xg45t
21.11.2014,28.11.2014,sefser,dfw344,zsdfrw
22.12.2014,30.12.2014,fwe,aerw4,zwq4q

# 4  
Old 05-20-2014
sd and ed could be external variables

Code:
awk -v sd="05.10.2014" -v ed="15.10.2014" '$1==sd && $2==ed {print}' FS=, file.txt

 
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