Hello,
me and my classmate are having roblems with a lab assignment. We're good in the first 16 problems, but we can't figure out the last three ones. I posted the #18 and #19 in "General Discussion" section, but the problem #17 is programming-related so I'm posting it here.

Here are the objectives:

Create a file called software with these fields:
- Project number, using the same numbers shown in the project file (which you created earlier in this chapter)
- Software Code, using any three-digit number
- Software Description, such as Excel
Then write a small application joining records in the software file to matching records in the project file, and use the awk program to print a report (on the screen; we don't have any network printer installed) describing the software for each project you created earlier.

the project file's contents:

EA-100:1:Reservation Plus:110
EA-100:1:Reservation Plus:103
EA-100:1:Reservation Plus:107
EA-100:1:Reservation Plus:109
EA-101:2:Accounting-Revenues Version 4:105
EA-101:2:Accounting-Revenues Version 4:112
EA-102:4:Purchasing System:110
EA-103:3:Personnel Evaluations:106
WE-206:1:Reservations:102
WE-207:4:Accounting - Basic:101
WE-208:2:Executive-Decision-Maker:102
NE-300:1:Region P & L:103
NE-302:1:Housekeeping Logs:104:
NE-304:4:Maintenance Logs:105

so I guess the project numbers are the ones at the first fields, like NE-304 (not sure).

Good luck! Should teach you alot.


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You didn't want us to do it for you, did you?

You're here to help, aren't you?

Help, yes.

Do your work for you, no.

How about you get us started on what you've done so far on this problem and the particular parts that are holding you up.

So again, is WE-206 a project number or is it any other field?

Ok, my classmate figured out this one out. I could post the solution here but I won't. Guess why!

Good luck in your "helping"!

kuser please read the LQ rules. Homework is explicitly mentioned there.