format error in AWK script!!

[joeroe3380]

HI group !!
i was executing this awk script ..but it throws an error..which im not able to figure ..plzz advice me on how to go about this error

$ awk '{for(i<=$3;i<=$4;++i) printf("%04d\t%s%s\t%s\n",i,$1,$2,$5)}'/in.parms > /out.dat
syntax error The source line is 1.
The error context is
{for(i<=$3;i<=$4;++i) >>> printf("%04d\t%s%s\t%s\n",i,$1,$2,$5)}/in.parms. <<< parms
awk: Quitting
The source line is 1.



thanks n regards,
joeroe

 

[Chacalinc]

why not:

cat /in.parms | awk '{for(i<=$3;i<=$4;++i) printf("%04d\t%s%s\t%s\n",i,$1,$2,$5)}' > /out.dat

 

[cdlvj]

for(i<=$3;i<=$4;++i)

Can't do this i<=$3
parm 1 in for asigns a starting value to i;

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
awk '{for(i=$3;i<=$4;++i)printf "%04d\t%s%s\t%s\n",i,$1,$2,$5}' /path/to/in.parms > out.dat


Hope This Helps, PH.
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