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Hi
I am sorry but it gives the below error.
$ awk 'p && /xxx/{exit} /xxx/{p=1}p' test.datx
awk: syntax error near line 1
awk: bailing out near line 1

Please help. Thanks

Use nawk or /usr/xpg4/bin/awk on Solaris.

Hi, Sorry to bother you. I am still not able to make it.. It says as follows..

$ uname -a
SunOS wdcsn99a 5.9 Generic_122300-28 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-15000
$ nawk 'p && /xxx/{exit} /xxx/{p=1}/p' test
nawk: syntax error at source line 1
context is
p && /xxx/{exit} >>> /xxx/{p=1}/p <<<
nawk: bailing out at source line 1
$ /usr/xpg4/bin/awk 'p && /xxx/{exit} /xxx/{p=1}/p' test
/usr/xpg4/bin/awk: EOF in regular expression
Context is:
>>> p && /xxx/{exit} /xxx/{p=1}/p <<<
$

Please help. Thanks

You have a typo in the code, remove the slash before the p:

Code:

 'p && /xxx/{exit} /xxx/{p=1}/p' test

Hi, Thanks a lot for your patience. But this is giving me only the first occurance in the file. I want to search the file till EOF and print the lines between search patterns. For Eg;
xxx1
1
2
3
xxx2
4
5
6
xxx1
7
8
9
xxx2
10
11
...

and i want the output as,
xxx1
1
2
3
xxx1
7
8
9

I used
nawk "p && /xxx1/{exit} /xxx/{p=1}p" $file

and it gives me only first occurance. Could you please clarify. Thanks again.

Please be accurator, do you want the sections between xxx1 and xxx2 or every occurance after the 1st xxx till the 2nd xxx, the 3th xx till the 4th etc?
It's better to post your original file and the desired output.

Regards

Okay. Here is the original file.I would want to search for the pattern CID42H5ZNBWC119C1094445.
When I find the search pattern, i want to print the lines till I find the next CID. This needs to be searched in the whole file and the results need to be printed in a file. Hope it is clear. Thanks a lot for your patience.

INPUT FILE:
===========
CID42H5ZNBWC119C1094445 WCMP
PATSTEVEN PRIOR
EMPCONCRETE CONSTRUCTION NOC - IN300.00W
EVT20070124WALKING UP STAIRS AND Tparticipati STRAIN OF THE RIGHT ANKLE 5549
CLMLOSTCT WCMPDENNOT20070228200C446300 061016108
SVR
APLACE_ELECTRONIC_FLAG *A
APLACE_D_VALUES UX
APLACE_OTHER_VALUES INDN566O
CIM CDAC
CID42H5ZNBWC119C1592118
PATCHRISTOPHE COWAN TPKE
EMPPLUMBING NOC
EVT20070129WHILE WALKING SLIPPED AWCHCN RIGHT FOOT FRACTURE 5549
CLMLOSTCT WCMPDENNOT20070228200C446304 061016108
SVR
APLACE_ELECTRONIC_FLAG *A
APLACE_D_VALUES UX
APLACE_OTHER_VALUES INDN566O N
CIM CDAC
CID42H5ZNBWC119C1094445 W
PATVALERIE GOODWIN
EMPHOSPITAL - PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE352.99W
EVT20020729EE WAS TRANSFERING PATIEclaim CONTUSION OF THE LEFT ELBOW/TENDO3210
CLMLOSTGA WCMPDENNOT20070228200C429910Y 951077060
SVR
APLACE_ELECTRONIC_FLAG *A
APLACE_D_VALUES FI
APLACE_OTHER_VALUES PEIN788OFI O CORPORATION
CIM
CID1233863487368987394829

OUTPUT FILE MUST BE LIKE BELOW:
===================================

CID42H5ZNBWC119C1094445 WCMP
PATSTEVEN PRIOR
EMPCONCRETE CONSTRUCTION NOC - IN300.00W
EVT20070124WALKING UP STAIRS AND Tparticipati STRAIN OF THE RIGHT ANKLE 5549
CLMLOSTCT WCMPDENNOT20070228200C446300 061016108
SVR
APLACE_ELECTRONIC_FLAG *A
APLACE_D_VALUES UX
APLACE_OTHER_VALUES INDN566O
CIM CDAC
CID42H5ZNBWC119C1094445 W
PATVALERIE GOODWIN
EMPHOSPITAL - PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE352.99W
EVT20020729EE WAS TRANSFERING PATIEclaim CONTUSION OF THE LEFT ELBOW/TENDO3210
CLMLOSTGA WCMPDENNOT20070228200C429910Y 951077060
SVR
APLACE_ELECTRONIC_FLAG *A
APLACE_D_VALUES FI
APLACE_OTHER_VALUES PEIN788OFI O CORPORATION
CIM