Hello Maria,
You should look at your file in some hex editor, this symbols might be
symbols with hex code 0A or 0D 0A (it means new line).
So you have to set correct RS value.
Wednesday, May 15, 2002, 3:28:38 PM, you wrote:
MAVdlV> �
MAVdlV> I'm hoping that there are awk gurus also in this list.my problem:
MAVdlV> when I use awk, it cuts off a part of the line
MAVdlV> $ cat -n *0509*|awk '{if
MAVdlV> ((substr($0,34,2) == "1I") (length($0)) == 107) {print $0}}'|sort
MAVdlV> � 1248� 110
MAVdlV> 20020509909000010931381IF110 201 90900001PCOR��� AJ�������
MAVdlV> S10000������ 10000������
MAVdlV> 00001.7600MD
MAVdlV> � 1249� 110
MAVdlV> 20020509909000020931511IF110 201 90900002PCOR��� AJ�������
MAVdlV> S10000������ 10000������
MAVdlV> 00001.7800MD
MAVdlV> � 1250� 110
MAVdlV> 20020509909000030931591IF110 201 90900003PCOR��� AJ�������
MAVdlV> S20000������ 20000������
MAVdlV> 00001.8000MD
MAVdlV> i am supposed to get
MAVdlV> a longer line
MAVdlV> getting line 1248 as
MAVdlV> an example:
MAVdlV> $ grep "110 20020509909000010931381IF110
MAVdlV> 201 90900001PCOR" *0509*
MAVdlV> 110 20020509909000010931381IF110
MAVdlV> 201 90900001PCOR��� AJ�������
MAVdlV> S10000������ 10000������
MAVdlV> 00001.7600MD C0905L
MAVdlV> if I look at the file in windows notepad, this same line has 4box characters
MAVdlV> between� 00001.7600MD and C0905L
MAVdlV> I am not sure what those 4 box characters are.
MAVdlV> help.
MAVdlV> Thanks.
MAVdlV> =)
MAVdlV> --
MAVdlV> "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by
MAVdlV> stupidity."
MAVdlV> Maria Aurora VT de la Vega OCP
MAVdlV> Database Specialist
MAVdlV> Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.
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