RegEx meets curly brace } - not 1

[ChrB]

Hi folks

I have - with your help - some code which shortens lines in a file to a specified length MaxLen:

    k = length
    while ( k > MaxLen ) {
      for (m = MaxLen; m > 0; m--) if (substr( $0, m, 1) == " ") break
      if ( m == 0 ) m = MaxLen
      print substr($0, 1, m) > Output
      $0 = substr($0,m+1)
      k -= m
    }

Now I recognised that I can not apply this to lines which include a curly brace.
Following the awk man I try a RegEx [tt]/[^}]/ [/tt] or [tt]/[^\}]/[/tt] but nothing happens. How do I exclude lines with a "}" ?

TIA
Chris

 

[PHV]

Add this line of code at the beginning of your awk program:
/\}/{print;next}

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[ChrB]

Yep that did the trick!

Thanks PHV