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Old 06-12-2009, 07:26 AM   #1
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using variables in awk


Hi i would like to add an extra dimension to a question i previously asked...
I'm not quiet sure as to how one uses different variable inside awk.
summary: i have bad data for instance, the use of capital letters in the middle of the word.
I identified the errors, made a list and put it in a file. Some errors are checked for a condition and then depending on the result the 2nd or 3rd value has to replace the actual value in the file.

error_correction.txt

Incorrect,Correct,Maybe
VeNOM,Venom,Venemous
nos,NOS,N2O
.
.
.



My data file looks like this:
data.txt:

vgr,bugatti veron,,3.5,Maybe,6,.......,....
vgr,lamborgini,,3.5,nos,6,.......,....
abc,bugatti veron,,3.5,N20,6,.......,.......
.
.
.
.



I need to replace the terms in the 5th field with that from the list, after checking with an if condition whether to pick out the 2nd column or the 3rd column from the error_correction.txt file.
How do i do this using awk??

Reference to previous question:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-field-730433/
 
Old 06-12-2009, 07:37 AM   #2
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Please, show us the awk code you're using now. Also, what is the condition to choose the 2nd or the 3rd field from error_correction.txt?
 
Old 06-12-2009, 08:10 AM   #3
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currently this is the simplest form of the code: [http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...field-730433/]

current code:

awk -F"," 'FNR==NR{a[$1]=$2;next}
( $5 in a ){
$5=a[$5]; #This assigns the value from the 2nd column of the error_correction file
}' error_correction file


i want to add this condition to the awk code:

{
x=substr($1,2,5);
}
if ( x == "JB007" )
{
#Assign the value from the 3rd column of the error_correction file
}
else
{
$5=a[$5];#Assign the value from the 2nd column of the error_correction file
}


I think that i may have to use another variable like b[$1]=$3 after the NR but i'm not quiet sure how to loop it up
 
Old 06-12-2009, 09:16 AM   #4
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Is it possible to use functions in awk?
 
Old 06-12-2009, 09:25 AM   #5
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Hi,

Yes you can.

Take a look here: gawk manual - 8.2 User-Defined Functions
 
Old 06-12-2009, 09:42 AM   #6
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cool.....
n hey is it possible to use a switch case as well?
i tried the --enable-switch but it didn't work....
 
Old 06-12-2009, 09:45 AM   #7
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Hi again,

From the same manual (!!): 6.4.5 The switch Statement

You could have found that one yourself
 
Old 06-12-2009, 09:54 AM   #8
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yup
i saw it n tried it out but it didn't work
it had something about it working only on version 3.1.3 for gawk.
Do u know of any other way?
 
Old 06-12-2009, 01:37 PM   #9
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If I correctly interpret your requirements (as explained in post #3 and in your previous thread) following the code posted by ghostdog74, this should do the trick:
Code:
awk 'BEGIN{ FS=","; OFS=","
}

FNR == NR {a[$1] = $2
           b[$1] = $3
         next
}

( $5 in a ){
  if ( substr($1,2,5) == "JB007" )
     $5 = b[$5]
  else
     $5 = a[$5]
}

FNR < NR' error_correction.txt input_file > output_file
Check it on your real example and look at the official manual suggested by druuna to correctly interpret this code.
 
Old 06-12-2009, 01:39 PM   #10
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yup
i saw it n tried it out but it didn't work
it had something about it working only on version 3.1.3 for gawk.
Do u know of any other way?
As you've read, it is an experimental feature which is not enabled by default in previous versions. If you want to try it, you have to compile gawk from source adding --enable-switch in the configure step or eventually update to a more recent version of gawk. Anyway, I don't think you really need it, unless your requirements changed again!
 
Old 06-15-2009, 04:47 AM   #11
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hey colicix,
guess what im back
hey im still not quiet familiar with awk!
im not sure how to compare the values of two files and pick up various columns separately.

In the code that you wrote,
Quote:
Code:
Code:

awk 'BEGIN{ FS=","; OFS=","
}

FNR == NR {a[$1] = $2
           b[$1] = $3
         next
}

( $5 in a ){ <-- what if there are multiple similar values?? like there are 3 entries of nos present in the error correction file along with an exrta column which is to matched with the data file?
  if ( substr($1,2,5) == "JB007" )
     $5 = b[$5]
  else
     $5 = a[$5]
}

FNR < NR' error_correction.txt input_file > output_file
 
Old 06-15-2009, 08:00 AM   #12
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any one around???

Code:
( $5 in a ){ 
  if ( substr($1,2,5) == "JB007" )
     $5 = b[$5]
  else
     $5 = a[$5]
}
If $5 occurs more than once in a, how do i make it loop to search for the second occurrence?
 
Old 06-17-2009, 08:07 AM   #13
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knock knock
 
Old 06-23-2009, 08:48 AM   #14
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vgr, you have 3 threads running regarding the same awk problems, perhaps you should check your other threads for replies and ask new questions there.
 
Old 06-24-2009, 04:19 AM   #15
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vgr, you have 3 threads running regarding the same awk problems, perhaps you should check your other threads for replies and ask new questions there.
Well the questions are different it's just that i have used similar data.

All i wanted to know was how to loop through repeated values in 2 separate columns present in two different files.
What was happening in the case above was that it checked for the first occurrence only and then exited the loop
 
  


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