selecting from start to end of record based on messeger number

[mojo24]

I want to export from a log file.from ^START to ^END only if that record is from "BUSORG_ORID#" i want

So far I have...
awk /^START/,/^END/ *.rv >results.txt # this is able to divide the text file into the sections i want.


and i was thinking about something like...

awk /^START/,/^END/ && $2==380217 *.rv>results.txt

START: Mon Apr 24 10:08:59 2006:
Mon Apr 24 10:08:59 2006: service: before tpcall(), buffer being sent...
CLFY_SUB ViewMoneyMarkets
MESSAGE_ID 5E12F6DF-2122-4DE7-A049-2280CCCFC3E1
BUSORG_ORGID 380217

E_NUMBER 0
G_ROWCOUNT 1
END:

 

[feherke]

Hi

I see no way to do it that simple. While the code is in the middle of the secion, I think you have to stack up the lines and output them at the end if the condition was matched.

/^START/ { ok=0; sec="" }
/^START/,/^END/ { sec=sec "\n" $0 }
$2==380217 { ok=1 }
/^END/ && ok { print sec }

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[Annihilannic]

Yep, I agree... it would be very handy if you could use the /start/,/finish/ syntax with additional logic, but it has never worked for me.

Annihilannic.

 

[mojo24]

Thankyou that works great !!!!

I am going to start looking at lookinf between times and dates next but not untill tommorrow !

Thankyou again