Output data to certain character field

[jestrada101]

Is there a method to write data to a file to a certain character location?

 

[iaresean]

What exactly are you trying to do? There may be easier alternatives.

Sean.

 

[jestrada101]

I'm trying to write data to a log file... and I want it to start at a certain position...

Example..

12:00:35 Informatio Here DONE.
12:00:35 More Information Herer DONE.

I want information to be lined up... particularly teh "DONE." I tried using the "\t", but it wouldn't align the way I needed it to.

Thanks for any guidance..

JE

 

[aigles]

What command do you use to write to the file ? echo, awk, another...
which Shell use?

Jean Pierre.

 

[jestrada101]

Korn shell... using the: print "Done." >> LOGFILE

Thanks.

 

[aigles]

For example, if you xant to write "Done" on column 42, you can do :

printf "%-40s " "12:00:35 More Information Here" >> LOGFILE
print "Done." >> LOGFILE

or

typeset -L40 txt
txt="12:00:35 More Information Here"
print -n "$txt" >> LOGFILE
print " Done." >> LOGFILE

Jean Pierre.

 

[mrn]

Where is the information here coming from?

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