Hii guys,

I am doing a small project where I have to parse different type of logs.I am using awk for the same.Suppose I have a variable which contains the search pattern , how do I use it in gensub function

Say I am now using this to extract the words after EXCEPTION and FAILED

a=gensub(/.*EXCEPTION(.*)FAILED(.*).*/,"\\1 \\2","s",$1);
print a;


Now I have to store this search pattern in a variable so that I can modify later.So even if log syntax changes a little bit ,my code should work provided the search pattern in variable is changed.

Can I use variables in first parameter of gensub?Thts my main question..


Plz help me


Thanks in Advance
Rajesh KSV

Hello Rajesh

I expect so -- would be weird if not. It's probably quicker to try it than wait for an LQ reply.

Best

Charles