Function to function call 1

[gawker]

Hi,

I've a ksh script that contains two user functions that perform an awk process.

example:

function user1_function
{
awk ' { misc. code } '
}

function user2_function
{
awk ' { print $0; user1_function } '
}

user1_function is defined before user2 function. The call to user1_function does not give me an error, but it also doesn't seem to work. Suggestions?

Thanks!

gawker

 

[vgersh99]

If you're calling "user2_function" from within a SHELL script...

You cannot call a SHELL function from within AWK.
"user1_function" with in awk get evaluated "undefined" AWK variable. AWK has no notion of shell functions. Seems like only system utilities/tools get propagated down to the awk level.