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Old 07-21-2015
Sum of an amount columns

Hi Friends..

I'm completely new to Unix and I need to write a program / script to sum amount columns in a .DAT file by using a configuration file to read the position of the columns. Could someone pls. help me on how to proceed?

I've never written a program to read a configuration file and then find the position of the column and sum it.

Any help in this regard is highly appreciated and helpful.

Thanks.
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Old 07-21-2015
Is the amount column going to vary per line? Or does the config file just contain a single value?
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Old 07-21-2015
providing sample input files AND the desired output based on the input usually is a good starting point.
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Old 07-21-2015
Welcome davinds,

I have a few to questions pose in response first:-
  • Is this homework/assignment? There are specific forums for these.
  • Can you supply some sample input (wrapped in CODE tags, as per the forum rules) and any rules about how to process it.
  • 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.


Kind regards,
Robin
 
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