Problem with multiple ARGV

[fabien]

Hi!

I have the following script

BEGIN {
print " "
}
.... lots of functions here

{
#bypass In fact there is no input file
}

END {

lots of calls to the above functions here
}

I run the script like this:
nawk -f script.awk var1 var2

Within the script I get var1 and var2 from ARGV[1] and ARGV[2] without any problems.

I then get an error nawk: can't open file var2, why ?
The script runs fine if I put all the statements frm END{ } into BEGIN { } but I still get the error at the end.

 

[PHV]

Do all your stuff in the BEGIN section and terminate them with an exit statement. Remove all other sections.
You may also decrement ARGC each time you pick an ARGV element.

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[fabien]

thanks the first one worked.