jspaceman |
02-13-2009 10:01 PM |
Can I get awk to do this?
I have a text file (see below) that I want to perform some simple addition on. I want to take the number in the "CUM.RE.WORTH" column (19.3000), add it to the number in the "RE.WORTH" column, and put the result on the next line of the "CUM.RE.WORTH" column. I know how to get awk to read specific columns, but I'm not sure how to get it to start reading a column at a specific line, or append data to a specific column, etc.
Would awk be a good tool for this, or should I use something else?
Code:
REACTIVITY EFFECTS OF LOADING CHANGES
DATE OF SHUTDOWN : 2009-02-08
==========================================================================
| SITE | TYPE OF LOADING | RE.WORTH | CUM.RE.WORTH |
| | | ( mk ) | ( mk ) |
==========================================================================
REACTIVITY AT S/D 19.3000
M19 MRZ469 OUT -1.0000
M19 MRR401 IN 1.0000
M13 MRL474 OUT -1.0000
M13 MRX402 IN 1.0000
L22 MRG475 OUT -1.0000
L22 MRJ403 IN 1.0000
M17 URR8553-4 OUT 0.8000
M17 URR8573-4 IN -0.8000
L18 MRM477 OUT -1.0000
L18 MRS404 IN 1.0000
M15 MRV478 OUT -1.0000
M15 MRW405 IN 1.0000
L08 S340B267 OUT -7.3000
L28 FL1608 OUT -2.5000
L28 FL1580 IN 4.2000
M17 DMY-5 OUT 0.2000
K15 URR8570-6 OUT 0.8000
K15 DMY-5 IN -0.2000
M17 URR8570-5 IN -0.8000
L08 HFD3B IN 2.0000
B11 FL1633 OUT -3.2000
B11 FLNEW IN 4.4000
L04 FL1564 OUT -1.4000
L04 FL1633 IN 4.9000
K17 FL1605 OUT -4.1000
K17 FL1599 IN 5.9000
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